Selecting The Speaker System - Pioneer VSX-1021-K Operating Instructions Manual

03 Connecting your equipment
Bi-amping your speakers
Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers
to different amplifiers for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do
this (having separate terminals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the
kind of speakers you're using.
Front right
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
High
Low
HDMI IN 1 VIDEO 1 IN BD IN DVD IN DVR/BDR IN
1
ASSIGNABLE
VIDEO AUDIO
CONTROL
ZONE 2 DVR/BDR CD-R/TAPE ZONE 2
IN
OUT L
TV/SAT VIDEO 1
OUT
IN IN
OUT OUT
MONITOR
IR OUT
IN R
DVR/ CD
OUT
BDR
L
OUT IN DVD IN IN IN
IN 1
R
(DVD)
ASSIGN
ABLE
IN 2 L
(DVR/
BDR) IN IN
R
MONITOR
OUT
Y P B P R TV/SAT VIDEO 1 DVD
COMPONENT VIDEO
Subwoofer
CAUTION
! Most speakers with both High and Low terminals have two metal plates that connect the High
to the Low terminals. These must be removed when you are bi-amping the speakers or you could
severely damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for more information.
! If your speakers have a removable crossover network, make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping.
Doing so may damage your speakers.
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En
Front left
Bi-amp compatible
High
Center
Low
LAN (10/100) COAXIAL
OUT ASSIGNABLE
IN IN
IN IN
DC OUTPUT 1 2 1 2
OPTICAL
for WIRELESS LAN
ASSIGNABLE
(OUTPUT 5 V 0.6 A MAX) ( DVD ) ( CD ) ( TV/SAT ) ( DVR/BDR )
ADAPTER PORT
(OUTPUT 5 V
0.1 A MAX)
ANTENNA
FM UNBAL
75
AM LOOP
SIRIUS A FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK / ZONE 2 FRONT HEIGHT / WIDE / B
R L R L R L (Single) R L
IN
SUBWOOFER
CAUTION: ATTENTION:
SELECTABLE SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE
PRE OUT SPEAKERS
6 -16 . 6 -16 . Class 2 Wiring SELECTABLE VOIR LE MODE D'EMPLOI
Surround right Surround left
Bi-wiring your speakers
Your speakers can also be bi-wired if they sup-
port bi-amping.
! With these connections, the Speaker System
setting makes no difference.
CAUTION
! Don't connect different speakers from the
speaker
same terminal in this way.
! When bi-wiring as well, heed the cautions for
bi-amping shown above.
% 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.

Selecting the Speaker system

The front height terminals can be used for front
wide and Speaker B connections, in addition to
for the front height speakers. Also, the surround
back terminals can be used for bi-amping and
ZONE 2 connections, in addition to for the sur-
round back speakers. Make this setting accord-
ing to the application.
Front height setup
*Default setting
1 Connect a pair of speakers to the front
height speaker terminals.
See Standard surround connection on page 13 .
2 If necessary, select 'Normal(SB/FH)'
from the Speaker System menu.
See Speaker system setting on page 64 to do
this.
Front wide setup
1 Connect a pair of speakers to the front
height speaker terminals.
See Standard surround connection on page 13 .
2 Select 'Normal(SB/FW)' from the
Speaker System menu.
See Speaker system setting on page 64 to do
this.
Speaker B setup
You can listen to stereo playback in another
room.
1 Connect a pair of speakers to the front
height speaker terminals.
See Standard surround connection on page 13 .
2 Select 'Speaker B' from the
Speaker System menu.
See Speaker system setting on page 64 to do
this.