Pioneer VSX-815-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual page 8

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3 Connect your speakers.
A complete setup of eight 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.
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.
Make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers.
You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6–16Ω (please see Switching the
speaker impedance on page 81 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8Ω).
Front speakers
L
IN
DIGITAL OUT
OPT
IN
OPT
OUT
(DVR/VCR)
IN
OPT
(TV/SAT) IN
IN
ASSIGNABLE
COAX
DIGITAL IN
(CD)
OUT
COAX
(DVD
IN
/LD)
R AUDIO
This receiver*
* The illustration shows the VSX-915, but connections for the VSX-515/815 are the same.
Caution
• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker
terminal. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver.
Note
1 • If you're not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker setting on page 51) to LARGE.
• VSX-515/815 only – If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect the positive wire to the right channel (+) termi-
nal, and the negative wire to the left channel (–) terminal.
• VSX-915 only – If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the surround back left (L) terminal.
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Center speaker
R C
CEN- SUB
TER WOOFER
AUX
FM UNBAL
AM
Ω
75 LOOP
ANTENNA
CD
R L
Y
MONITOR OUT
OUT
SURROUND
DVD 5.1CH INPUT
CONTROL
DVR/
VCR
IN
OUT
VIDEO
DVR/
IN
VCR FRONT
S R
TV / A
OUT
SAT IN
P
IN
DVD T V /
E
MONITOR
/LD SAT
OUT
IN
FRONT
A
D V D
5.1CH
SUB DVD
K
REC INPUT
/LD
WOOFER
IN
IN
CD-R
PREOUT E
/ TAPE
S-VIDEO
/ MD
R
PLAY
S
L
Powered
subwoofer
SW
INPUT
Surround speakers
LS
COMPONENT VIDEO
( D V R / VCR) IN ASSIGNABLE ( D V D / LD) IN
FRONT SURROUND SURROUND BACK
P P Y P P
B R B R
PREOUT
L L L
MONITOR OUT (T V / SAT) IN R R R
CENTER
CENTER SURROUND BACK SURROUND
L R L R L
B
Surround back speakers
RS SBL SBR
TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS
110 V
220 V
120 - 127 V 240 V
220 V 240 V
110 V
120 -
127 V
AC IN
1
The receiver