Connecting The Speakers - Pioneer VSX-518-K Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting up

Connecting the speakers

A complete setup of six speakers (including the
subwoofer) is shown below, 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 31) 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 39 if you plan to
use speakers with an impedance of less than
8 Ω).
Be sure to complete all connections before
connecting this unit to the AC power source.
IN
IN
OUT
IN
IN
(ASSIGNABLE) DIGITAL IN
COAX
2 IN
(DVR / VCR)
COAX
OUT
1
(DVD / BD)
ANTENNA
CEN-
TER
FM UNBAL
R L
DIGITAL IN
CD
R
SURROUND
CD-R
AM
/ TAPE
LOOP
/ MD
OPT DVD 5.1CH INPUT
1
(CD)
DVD / BD
(ASSIGNABLE)
DVD SUB
FRONT
/ BD IN WOOFER
R FRONT
DVD5.1
PREOUT
CH INPUT
S
TV MONITOR
TV
P
OUT
/ SAT / SAT IN
E
A
DVR DVR
/ VCR IN / VCR OUT K
DVR
E
/ VCR
R
S
AUDIO VIDEO
Bare wire connections
Front speaker terminals:
1 Twist exposed wire strands together.
2 Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire.
3 Tighten terminal.
1
10 mm
(3/8 in.)
Center and surround speaker terminals:
1 Twist exposed wire strands together.
2 Push open the tabs and insert exposed
wire.
3 Release the tabs.
1 2
10 mm
(3/8 in.)
SUB
WOOFER
(ASSIGNABLE)
(DVR / VCR) IN 3 (DVD / BD) IN 1
L
Y P P Y P P
B R B R
MONITOR OUT COMPONENT VIDEO (TV / SAT) IN 2
L R SURROUND L CENTER
2 3
3
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