Selecting The Speaker System - Pioneer Elite VSX-52 Operating Instructions Manual

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
IN 4 IN 5 IN 6
IN 1 IN 2
(VIDEO) (DVD) (DVR/BDR)
HDMI BD IN
ASSIGNABLE
1 6
COMPONENT VIDEO
ASSIGNABLE
Y P P
B R
MONITOR
IN 1 OUT
(DVD)
IN 2
(DVR/
BDR) ZONE 2 ZONE 3 DVD TV/SAT VIDEO DVR/BDR
OUT OUT IN IN IN OUT IN
AUDIO
MONITOR
OUT
ANTENNA
RS-232C AM LOOP FM UNBAL 75 SPEAKERS
A R FRONT L CENTER
IR
IN 1
IN 1 IN 2 OUT
OUT
2
(OUTPUT 5 V CONTROL (OUTPUT 12 V
150 mA MAX)
TOTAL 150 mA MAX)
EXTENSION 12 V TRIGGER
Surround right
Subwoofer 1
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.
Front left
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
High
Center
Low
ADAPTER PORT
OUT 1 DC OUTPUT
(OUTPUT 5 V
(CONTROL) OUT 2 for WIRELESS LAN LAN AC IN
(OUTPUT 0.1 A MAX)
(10/100)
5 V
0.6 A MAX)
SIRIUS COAXIAL OPTICAL
ASSIGNABLE ASSIGNABLE
IN IN 1 IN 2 IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 OUT
( DVD ) ( CD ) ( TV/SAT ) DVR/BDR ( ) ( VIDEO )
VIDEO
CD
IN
FRONT SUBWOOFER SURROUND SURR BACK FH / FW PRE OUT
1 2
(Single)
L
R
CENTER
R SURROUND L R SURROUND BACK L (Single) FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE / B
R L
Surround left
Subwoofer 2
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
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.
Connecting your equipment

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 14 .
2 If necessary, select 'Normal(SB/FH)'
from the Speaker System menu.
See Speaker system setting on page 69 to do
this.
Front wide setup
1 Connect a pair of speakers to the front
height speaker terminals.
See Standard surround connection on page 14 .
2 Select 'Normal(SB/FW)' from the
Speaker System menu.
See Speaker system setting on page 69 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 14 .
2 Select 'Speaker B' from the
Speaker System menu.
See Speaker system setting on page 69 to do
this.
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