Speaker Connections - Pioneer VSX-839RDS Operating Instructions Manual

2 2 2 2 2 Speaker Connections

Home theater is designed to be set up with five, or seven speakers (front left & right; center; surround left &
right; and, optimally, surround back left & right, you can't hook up surround back speakers to the VSX-839RDS)
and a subwoofer but you can use this receiver with fewer speakers .
Hook up the speakers you have to the SPEAKERS A terminals on the back of the receiver. If you only have two
speakers hook them up as FRONT. If you have three, hook up the single speaker as CENTER. Follow the
diagram below in order to hook up all your speakers. A center speaker is very important for watching films
because the dialog comes from the center speaker in digital soundtracks. If you do not have a CENTER
speaker you must tell the receiver the CENTER channel is OFF or when you listen to digital soundtracks
you won't hear any dialog. Use the instructions on p. 36 – 37 in order to do this.
Follow the diagram below to hook up an additional amplifier in order to use surround back speakers (this is not
possible for the VSX-839RDS). These speakers are important to hear all the sound channels on new, eight
channel home theater DVDs. The diagram below also explains how to hook up a subwoofer which provides
realistic bass sounds.
Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the left to the left
terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on the amplifier match those on the speakers.
Front
speaker (A)
(Left)
Surround
speaker
(Left)
VSX-859RDS only
Surround back
speaker (Left)
3 3 3 3 3 Setting up the Remote Control & Unit
1 Put the batteries in the REMOTE CONTROL.
2 Plug the main unit into a AC wall outlet.
There are two buttons that affect the power. ON/OFF actually turns the power on/off and STANDBY/
ON toggles between standby mode and the receiver fully on. When in standby mode you can turn the
unit on with the remote control.
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En
Powered
subwoofer
TV/monitor
INPUT
Quick Start Guide
Center
speaker
VSX-859RDS
Additional Amplifier (See p. 21)
Surround back
speaker (Right)
Front
speaker (A)
(Right)
Surround
speaker
(Right)