Pioneer VSX-815-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual page 9

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Make sure that the speaker cable you're using
is properly prepared with about 10 mm of
insulator stripped from each wire, with the
exposed wire strands twisted together (fig. A).
Unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is
enough space to insert the exposed wire
(fig. B). Once the wire is in position, tighten the
terminal until the wire is firmly clamped (fig. C).
fig. A fig. B
10mm
Where you place the speakers will have a big
effect on the sound. Place your speakers as
shown below for the best surround sound
effect. See Hints on speaker placement on
page 23 for more on this.
Center
speaker
(C)
Front
speaker
Subwoofer (SW)
(L)
Listening
position
Surround
speaker (LS)
4 Plug in the receiver and switch it on,
followed by your DVD player, your
subwoofer and the TV.
Make sure you've set the video input on your TV
to this receiver. Check the manual that came
with the TV if you don't know how to do this.
Note
1 See also Making receiver settings from the System Setup menu on page 46 for more setup options.
2 • You may need to set your DVD player to output Dolby Digital, DTS and 88.2/96kHz PCM (2 channel) audio (see your DVD
player's manual for more on this).
3 Depending on your DVD player or source discs, you may only get digital 2 channel stereo and analog sound. In this case, the
listening mode must be set to STANDARD (see Listening in surround sound on page 36 if you need to do this) if you want
multichannel surround sound.
fig. C
Front
speaker
(R)
Surround
speaker (RS)
Surround
back
speaker (SBR)
Surround back
speaker (SBL)
5 Press QUICK SETUP on the front panel to
specify your speaker setup, room size and
listening position.
Use the MULTI JOG dial to select and ENTER
to confirm your selection. See Using the Quick
Setup below if you're unsure about the
1
settings.
6 Play a DVD, and adjust the volume to your
liking.
Make sure that DVD/LD is showing in the
receiver's display, indicating that the DVD
input is selected. If it isn't, press DVD/LD on
the remote control to set the receiver to the
2
DVD input.
There are several other sound options you can
select. See Listening to your system on page 36
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for more on this.
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