Connecting Up; Making Cable Connections; About "Bi-Wiring; Bi-Wiring - Pioneer A-50DA-S Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting up

Chapter 2:
Connecting up

Making cable connections

Caution
• Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.
• Connect the power cord after all the connections between devices have been completed.
Turntable
PRE OUT jacks on pre-
R
amplifier or AV amplifier
ADVANCED MCACC FL OFF HDMI iPod iPhone iPad
INPUT MASTER
SELECTOR VOLUME
STANDBY / ON
PRE OUT
L
R
BALANCED IN BALANCED IN
PHASE PHASE
NORMAL NORMAL
INVERSION INVERSION
PHONO PHONO USB USB
(MM/MC) (MM/MC)
POWER POWER
COAXIAL COAXIAL
AMP AMP LINE2 LINE2
DIRECT DIRECT OUT OUT
OPTICAL OPTICAL
SIGNAL SIGNAL
GND GND NETWORK NETWORK LINE2 LINE2
SACD/CD SACD/CD LINE1 LINE1
ANALOG IN ANALOG IN DIGITAL IN DIGITAL IN
/I STANDBY/ON
STANDBY DIRECT Hi-Bit 32 Up Sampling
5V 1A
iPod/iPhone
SACD/CD player
Network audio player
Audio device with
balanced output terminals
L
Speaker system B
Recording device
Right Left
or other device
REC PLAY
L
R
This unit's
rear panel
Power cord
(included)
AUDIO iPod
R L
OUTPUT Music>
Extras>
Settings>
Shuffle Songs
Backlight
Right Left
MENU
SOURCE SOURCE    
Speaker system A
 

iPod dock, etc.
Caution
• The SIGNAL GND terminal is provided to reduce
noise when connecting the unit to components
such as an analog turntable.
• The PHONO IN terminals are factory equipped with
short pin plugs. These should not be removed
except when connecting a turntable. Be sure to
save the short pin plugs in a safe place.
• Do not insert the short pin plugs in any connectors
other than the PHONO IN terminals. Connecting
them to any other terminals may cause
malfunctions.
• Do not connect the PHONO IN terminals to any
component other than a turntable; also, do not
connect to a turntable equipped with built-in
equalizer. An excessively high sound output may be
produced, resulting in damage to your speakers or
other devices.
• The A-50DA's PHONO IN terminals are designed to
be used only with turntables equipped with MM
(moving-magnet) type cartridges. Turntables
equipped with MC (moving-coil) cartridges cannot
be used.
• Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of
this unit (as shown in the illustration). If this
happens, the magnetic field produced by the
transformers in this unit may cause a humming
noise from the speakers.
• The unit's POWER AMP DIRECT terminals should
never be connected to any other component's
connectors except PRE-AMP OUT.
• If your turntable has a grounding wire, secure it to
the ground terminal on this amplifier.
Note
• When connecting a tape cassette deck, playback
noise may be heard, depending on the installation
location. This noise is caused by leakage flux from
the amplifier's transformer. In this event, change
the installation location, or move the deck farther
from the amplifier.
• iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the
U.S. and other countries.

About "Bi-wiring"

This unit can be used with speakers that support bi-
wiring. Be sure to connect the high-frequency and
low-frequency connections correctly.
• During playback, be sure that both the SPEAKERS
A button and SPEAKERS B button are set to ON
(page 8).
Speaker system Speaker system
Left
Right
Remove the shorting
bar between the +
and – terminals.
HIGH HIGH
LOW LOW
This unit's
rear panel
Caution
• When using bi-wiring to connect speakers, avoid
adverse affects on the amplifier by being sure to
remove the HIGH and LOW short bars provided
with the speakers. For detailed information, consult
the instructions provided with the speakers.
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