Connecting The Speakers - Pioneer VSX-818V Operating Instructions Manual

03 Connecting up

Connecting the speakers

A complete setup of six speakers (including the
subwoofer) is shown here 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 for surround sound. If
you're not using a subwoofer, change the front
speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on
page 42) to LARGE.
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. You can
use speakers with a nominal impedance
between 6 Ω to 16 Ω (please see Switching the
speaker impedance on page 72 if you plan to
use speakers with an impedance of less than
8 Ω).
VSX-918V
IN IN AUX AUX
HDMI HDMI
R R L L
IN IN CD CD
(DVD / BD) IN (DVD / BD) IN 1 1
IN IN PLAY
CD-R CD-R
/ TAPE / TAPE
(ASSIGNABLE) (ASSIGNABLE)
/ MD / MD
OUT OUT REC
(TV / SAT) IN (TV / SAT) IN 2 2
DVD / BD DVD / BD
DVD DVD
IN IN
FRONT FRONT
/ BD IN / BD IN
DVD5.1 DVD5.1
CH INPUT CH INPUT
OUT OUT
TV TV
IN IN TV TV
/ SAT / SAT / SAT IN / SAT IN
XM XM DVR DVR
IN IN
IN IN / VCR IN / VCR IN
DVR DVR
/ VCR / VCR
DIGITAL IN DIGITAL IN
COAX COAX
1 1 OUT OUT
(DVD / BD) (DVD / BD)
(ASSIGNABLE) (ASSIGNABLE)
AUDIO AUDIO
The illustration shows the VSX-918V, but connections for the VSX-818V are the same.
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En
ANTENNA ANTENNA
CEN- CEN- SUB SUB
TER TER WOOFER WOOFER
FM UNBAL FM UNBAL
DIGITAL IN DIGITAL IN
CONTROL CONTROL
OPT OPT
(DVR / VCR) IN (DVR / VCR) IN
OUT OUT
2 2
R R L L
SURROUND SURROUND
(TV / SAT) (TV / SAT)
IN IN OPT OPT DVD 5.1CH INPUT DVD 5.1CH INPUT Y Y P P
B B
AM AM
LOOP LOOP 1 1
(CD) (CD)
(ASSIGNABLE) (ASSIGNABLE)
MONITOR OUT MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO
SUB SUB
WOOFER WOOFER
FRONT FRONT SURROUND SURROUND
R R L L R R
PREOUT PREOUT
S S
MONITOR MONITOR
P P
OUT OUT
E E
A A
DVR DVR A A
K K
/ VCR OUT / VCR OUT
E E
R R
S S
VIDEO VIDEO
You can use the speakers connected to the B
speaker terminals to listen to stereo playback
in another room. Make sure to review Hints on
speaker placement on page 21 when placing
the speakers in another room. See Switching
the speaker system on page 22 for the listening
options with this setup.
Be sure to complete all connections before
connecting this unit to the AC power source.
SIRIUS IN SIRIUS IN
(ASSIGNABLE) (ASSIGNABLE)
(DVD / BD) IN 1 (DVD / BD) IN 1
3 3
P P Y Y P P P P
R R B B R R
(TV / SAT) IN 2 (TV / SAT) IN 2
CENTER CENTER
L L R R L L
B B
AC OUTLET AC OUTLET
Speaker system B