Bi-Wiring Your Speakers; Connecting Additional Amplifiers; Using This Receiver With A Pioneer Plasma Display - Pioneer VSX-1016TXV-K Operating Instructions Manual

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Bi-wiring your speakers

The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as bi-
amping, but additionally, interference effects within the
wire could be reduced, producing better sound. Again, to
do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they
must have separate terminals for the high and low
frequencies). When bi-wiring, make sure you've selected
Normal (SB) or 2nd Zone in Surround back speaker
setting on page 33.
• To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to
the speaker terminal on the receiver.
Using a banana plug for the second connection is
recommended.
Caution
• Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are fairly
uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your speakers.
• Don't connect different speakers from the same
terminal in this way.

Connecting additional amplifiers

This receiver has more than enough power for any home use,
but it's possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel
of your system using the pre-outs. Make the connections
shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers.
• Before making or changing the connections, switch
off the power and disconnect the power cord from the
AC outlet.
AM LOOP
PRE OUT
CENTER (Single)
L L L
OUT
IN
3
R SUB R SUR- SURROUND
FRONT
WOOFER ROUND BACK
OUT IN MONITOR
OUT
L CENTER
OUT IN
R
DVR/VCR2
SUB
FRONT SUR-
WOOFER
ROUND
MULTI CH IN
VSX-1016TXV
Note
1 The 3-ringed SR+ cable from Pioneer is commercially available under the part number ADE7095. Contact the Pioneer Customer Support division for
more information on obtaining an SR+ cable (you can also use a commercially available 3-ringed mini phone plug for the connection).
2 This receiver is compatible with all SR+ equipped Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward.
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ANALOG
INPUT
L R
Front channel
amplifier
ANALOG
INPUT
Center channel
R amplifier (mono)
ANALOG
INPUT
L R
Surround channel
amplifier
ANALOG
INPUT
L R
L L
Surround back
channel amplifier
ANALOG
INPUT
R R
SURROUND
BACK
• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround
back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In
this case plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single))
terminal only.
• The sound from the surround back terminals will
depend on how you have configured the Surround
back speaker setting on page 33.
• To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the
speaker system to OFF, or simply disconnect any
speakers that are connected directly to the receiver.
• If you're not using a subwoofer, change the front
speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 37) to
LARGE.
Using this receiver with a Pioneer
plasma display
If you have a Pioneer plasma display, you can use an
1
SR+ cable to connect it to this unit and take advantage
of various convenient features, such as automatic video
input switching of the plasma display when the input is
2
changed.
CONTROL
VSX-1016TXV
HDMI
Powered
subwoofer
OUT
Pioneer plasma
display
ANTENNA
OPTICAL
IN 1 DIGITAL
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
IN 1
Y P P Y P P
B R B R
IN 2 (DVR/
IN
OUT
VCR1)
1
IN 2
(TV/SAT)
IN IN
2 3
OUT Y P P Y P P
IN 3 B R B R
ASSIGNABLE 1 3
(CD)
ASSIG-
NABLE
S-VIDEO
1 3
IN IN OUT IN OUT
CONTROL
OUT
XM
VIDEO
IN
IN
AUDIO IN OUT IN IN IN OUT IN OUT
L
IN 1
(DVD/LD)
R
IN 2
(DVR/VCR2)
CD CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD TV/SAT DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2
COAXIAL
ASSIGNABLE
1 2
AM LOOP
L
R
FRONT
IN
IN