Other Speaker Connection; Placing The Speakers; Some Tips For Improving Sound Quality - Pioneer VSX-920 Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting your equipment

Other speaker connection

• Your favorite speaker connections can be
selected even if you have fewer than 5.1
speakers.
• When not connecting a subwoofer,
connect speakers with low frequency
reproduction capabilities to the front
channel. (The subwoofer's low frequency
component is played from the front
speakers, so the speakers could be
damaged.)
• After connecting, be sure to conduct
the Auto MCACC (speaker environment
setting) procedure.
See Automatically setting up for surround
sound (MCACC) on page 31.

Placing the speakers

Refer to the chart below for placement of
speakers you intend to connect.
SW
FHL
L
30 30
120
SL
SBL
SB
• Place the surround speakers at 120º from
the center. If you, (1) use the surround back
speaker, and, (2) don't use the front height
speakers, we recommend placing the
surround speaker right beside you.
• If you intend to connect only one surround
back speakers, place it directly behind you.
• Place the left and right front height
speakers at least one meter directly above
the left and right front speakers.
FHR
C
R
120
SR
60
SBR

Some tips for improving sound quality

Where you put your speakers in the room has
a big effect on the quality of the sound. The
following guidelines should help you to get the
best sound from your system.
• The subwoofer can be placed on the floor.
Ideally, the other speakers should be at
about ear-level when you're listening to
them. Putting the speakers on the floor
(except the subwoofer), or mounting them
very high on a wall is not recommended.
• For the best stereo effect, place the front
speakers 2 m to 3 m (6 ft. to 9 ft.) apart, at
equal distance from the TV.
• If you're going to place speakers around
your CRT TV, use shielded speakers or
place the speakers at a sufficient distance
from your CRT TV.
• If you're using a center speaker, place the
front speakers at a wider angle. If not,
place them at a narrower angle.
• Place the center speaker above or below
the TV so that the sound of the center
channel is localized at the TV screen. Also,
make sure the center speaker does not
cross the line formed by the leading edge
of the front left and right speakers.
• It is best to angle the speakers towards the
listening position. The angle depends on
the size of the room. Use less of an angle
for bigger rooms.
• Surround and surround back speakers
should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm (2 ft.
to 3 ft.) higher than your ears and titled
slight downward. Make sure the speakers
don't face each other. For DVD-Audio, the
speakers should be more directly behind
the listener than for home theater
playback.
• If the surround speakers cannot be set
directly to the side of the listening position
with a 7.1-channel system, the surround
effect can be enhanced by turning off the
Up Mix function (see Setting the Up Mix
function on page 40).
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