Speaker Impedance; Bi-Wiring Your Speakers - Pioneer Elite VSX-43TX Operating Instructions Manual

Speaker impedance

You can change the speaker impedance for VSX-43TX but we recommend using speakers with an imped-
ance of 8 -16 (the default setting). If you are using 6 - less than 8
to change the impedance setting. Use any speaker rated between 6 -16 .
STANDBY/ON
SPEAKERS
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY
MOVIE MUSIC ENTER
MULTI JOG
MULTI JOG CONTROL
SET UP
PHONES
To check which impedance setting
to hold down the SPEAKERS
button for 2-3 seconds. You'll get
a display like these telling you the
speaker impedance setting.

Bi-wiring your speakers

This high quality but difficult method of wiring speakers will be
unnecessary for most users. In order to do this your speakers must be
bi-wireable (that is they must have separate terminals for the high and
low frequencies).
To bi-wire a speaker, connect two sets of speaker cords to each
speaker terminal on the receiver. The easiest way to do this is to
connect one wire in the normal way, and use a banana plug for the
other one. Make sure you use a parallel (not series) connection when
doing so. Don't connect different speakers from the same terminal in
this way.
AUDIO/V
STATION TUNING TUNER
SIGNAL SB CH
RETURN SELECT FL DIMMER MODE MIDNIGHT LOUDNESS BAND CLASS SELECT EDIT
MULTI JOG/ENTER
TONE CONTROL
SPEAKERS TONE BASS/TREBLE
S-VIDEO VIDEO
L AUDIO R
VIDEO INPUT
SIGNAL PRO LOGIC Neo :6 LOUDNESS
DIGITAL
AUTO
RF DTS ES EX
MPEG AAC
DIGITAL
ANALOG STEREO
DSP
SB CH
ON MOVIE
AUTO
OFF MUSIC
L C R LFE
L S S R S SP A B
SIGNAL PRO LOGIC Neo :6 LOUDNESS
AUTO DIGITAL
RF DTS ES EX
DIGITAL MPEG AAC
STEREO
ANALOG
DSP
SB CH
ON MOVIE
AUTO
OFF MUSIC
L C R LFE
L S R
S S SP A B
Connecting Your Equipment
impedance speakers, you need
First put the receiver in STANDBY mode, then
press the power button while holding down the
SPEAKERS button.
The receiver will reset to the new impedance
setting. With this method you can choose the 8 -
16 setting or the 6 -8
MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT STEREO MONO
dB
TUNED RF ATT (This display indicates an
RDS EON
Hi-BIT/
SAMPLING
MULTI-ROOM
8 -16
(This display indicates a 6 -
STEREO MONO
MIDNIGHT TONE DNR ATT dB
TUNED RF ATT
RDS EON
Hi-BIT/
SAMPLING
less than 8 impedance
MULTI-ROOM
setting.)
setting.
impedance setting.)
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