Pioneer VSX D514 - Digital A/V Receiver Owner's Manual page 3

Connecting the Unit
Connecting the Power Terminal 4. Connect the wires to the terminal.
• Fix the wires securely with the terminal
• Always use the special red battery and ground
screws.
wire [RD-223], which is sold separately. Connect
GND terminal
the battery wire directly to the car battery positive
terminal (+) and the ground wire to the car body. System remote
control terminal
1. Pass the battery wire from the
System remote
engine compartment to the interior
control wire
of the vehicle.
• After making all other connections to the
amplifier, connect the battery wire terminal of Ground wire
the amplifier to the positive (+) terminal of
the battery.
Engine
Fuse (30 A)
compart- Interior of
the vehicle
ment
Battery wire
Fuse (30 A) Connecting the Speaker Output
Drill a 14 mm
Positive terminal hole into the
Terminals
vehicle body.
Insert the O-ring rubber
grommet into the vehicle
body.
1. Expose the end of the speaker wires
using nippers or a cutter by about
10 mm and twist.
2. Twist the battery wire, ground wire
and system remote control wire.
Twist
10 mm
2. Attach lugs to speaker wire ends.
Lugs not supplied.
3. Attach lugs to wire ends. Lugs not
• Use pliers, etc., to crimp lugs to wires.
supplied.
Lug
• Use pliers, etc., to crimp lugs to wires.
Lug
Speaker wire
Ground wire
Lug
Battery wire
3. Connect the speaker wires to the Using the Speaker Input
speaker output terminals.
• Connect the speaker wires, passing them
through the terminal cover.
• Fix the speaker wires securely with the termi-
Power terminal
nal screws.
Terminal screw
7 Connections when using the speaker
input
Terminal cover
Speaker
output
terminal
Speaker wire
4. Push on the terminal cover.
Twist
Connecting the Speaker wires
Connect the car stereo speaker output The speaker output mode can be four-channel, three-channel (stereo +
wires to the amplifier using the supplied mono) or two-channel (stereo, mono). Connect the speaker leads to suit the
speaker input connector. mode according to the figures shown below.
• Do not connect both the RCA input and the • When either the RCA input or the speaker input is connected, RCA output
speaker input at the same time. becomes functional. Do not connect both the RCA input and the speaker input at
the same time.
Four-channel mode
Input Select Switch
For two-channel input, slide this switch to
the left. For four-channel input, slide this
switch to the right.
Car Stereo
Speaker input
terminal A
Speaker output
Speaker input
White/black: Gray/black: connector
Left ≠ Right ≠
White: Gray:
Left + Right +
Three-channel mode
Input Select Switch
For two-channel input, slide this switch to
Speaker input connector
the left. For four-channel input, slide this
To speaker input terminal of
switch to the right.
this unit.
Speaker input
terminal A
Speaker input
connector
Two-channel mode (stereo)
(Left)
Speaker out A
Speaker input
(Right)
terminal B
+ ≠ ≠ +
Speaker output
terminal
Two-channel mode (mono)
+ ≠ ≠ +
(Right)
Speaker out B
(Left)
(Left)
Speaker out A
Speaker input
(Right)
terminal B
+ ≠ ≠ +
Speaker output
terminal
≠ +
Speaker out B
(Mono)
Input Select Switch
Slide this switch to the left.
Speaker input Speaker (Left)
terminal A
+ ≠
Speaker output
terminal
≠ +
Speaker input Speaker (Right)
connector
Input Select Switch
Slide this switch to the left.
Speaker input Speaker (Mono)
terminal A
+ ≠
Speaker output
terminal
≠ +
Speaker input Speaker (Mono)
connector