Connect Speakers - Pioneer Elite VSX-41 Operating Instructions Manual

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3 Connect your speakers.
A complete setup of eight speakers is shown here (including the subwoofer) but everyone's home
setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. The receiver will
work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three
speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best.
Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the left to
the left terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on the receiver match
those on the speakers.
• Use speakers with a nominal impedance of 8 Ω to 16 Ω.
• If you're not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker setting on
page 37) to large
• When using the speaker on your TV as the center speaker (C), connect the CENTER
PREOUT jack on this unit to the audio input jack on your TV. In this case the center speaker
shown is unnecessary.
Front Front
Left Right
DVD 7.1CH INPUT
AUX
IN
CENTER SUB W.
CD
ANTENNA IN
R
VCR /
AM
DVR
LOOP
R
FM
IN
UNBAL
Ω VIDEO
75
IN
TV /
SAT
IN
IN
DVD
/ LD
FRONT
IN
D V D
5.1CH
REC INPUT
CD-R IN
/ TAPE
/ MD
IN PLAY
R AUDIO L
SW
INPUT
Powered subwoofer
Center
DIGITAL IN
COAX OPT OPT
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
¥ ø COMPONENT
( DVD/ LD ) (CD) ( T V /
¥ (CD-R/ ø 1 2
VIDEO
DIGITAL OUT
SAT )
/ TAPE
S - VIDEO
/ M D )
SURROUND MONITOR
MONITOR OUT
OUT
L
SURROUND
BACK
Y P P Y
L B R
OUT
VCR / FRONT CENTER
S R L
DVR
OUT
IN
P
E
MONITOR
T V /
IN
OUT SAT
A
A
K
SUB
WOOFER DVD /
IN E
LD
PREOUT
R
CONTROL
S
OUT
One Surround Back
Speaker (or passive
subwoofer)
Surround Surround
Left Right
PREOUT
( D V D / LD) IN ¥
L L SURROUND
BACK
P P R R
B R
(T V / SAT) ø
IN FRONT SURROUND CENTER
SURROUND BACK SURROUND FRONT
R L R L R L
B
TV
Surround Surround
Back Left Back Right
AC OUTLET
Be sure to complete all
connections before
connecting this unit to
the AC power source.
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