Pioneer Elite SC-07 - Manual (Page 65)

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1 Connect your speakers as shown next page.
This illustration below shows the connections for bi-
amping your front left speaker. Hook up your bi-amp
compatible speakers for other channels in the same way.
• Make sure that the + / – connections are properly
inserted.
2 Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the ‘Surr
Back System’ menu.
See
Surround back speaker setting on page 56 to specify
how you’re using the surround back speaker terminals.
Caution
• Most speakers with both High and Low terminals
have two metal plates that connect the High to the
Low terminals. These must be removed when you are
bi-amping the speakers or you could severely
damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for
more information.
• If your speakers have a removable crossover network,
make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing
so may damage your speakers.
Bi-wiring your speakers
The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as bi-
amping, but additionally, interference effects within the
wire could be reduced, producing better sound. Again, to
do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they
must have separate terminals for the high and low
frequencies). When bi-wiring, make sure you’ve selected
Normal or Speaker B in Surround back speaker setting on
page 56.
• To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to
the speaker terminal on the receiver.
Using a banana plug for the second connection is
recommended.
Caution
• Make sure you use a parallel (not series, which are
fairly uncommon) connection when bi-wiring your
speakers.
• Don’t connect different speakers from the same
terminal in this way.
Connecting additional amplifiers
This receiver has more than enough power for any home
use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every
channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the
connections shown below to add amplifiers to power
your speakers.
• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround
back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In
this case plug the amplifier into the left (
L (Single))
terminal only.
• The sound from the surround back terminals will
depend on how you have configured the Surround
back speaker setting on page 56.
• To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the
speaker system to OFF, or simply disconnect any
speakers that are connected directly to the receiver.
• If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front
speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 56) to
LARGE.
SPEAKERS
CAUTION:
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .
ATTENTION:
ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .
A CENTER L R FRONT B L R SURROUND BACK/ L R SURROUND (Single)
SEE INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
SELECTABLE
VOIR LE MODE
D'EMPLOI
SELECTABLE
A L R FRONT
SPEAKERS B L R SURROUND BACK/ (Single)
CAUTION:
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .
ATTENTION:
ENCEINTE D'IMPEDANCE DE 6 Ω - 16 Ω .
SEE INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
SELECTABLE
VOIR LE MODE
D'EMPLOI
SELECTABLE
High
Low
Bi-amp
compatible
speaker
PRE OUT
MULTI CH IN
A
VR2
IN
FRONT CENTER
SUBWOOFER
SURROUND SURROUND BACK
FRONT CENTER
CENTER L R FRONT
SUBWOOFER
SURROUND SURROUND BACK
(Single)
L
R
L
R
M LOOP
PRE OUT
FRONT CENTER
SUBWOOFER
SURROUND SURROUND BACK
(Single)
L
R
INPUT
L R
ANALOG
INPUT
L R
ANALOG
INPUT
L R
ANALOG
INPUT
ANALOG
INPUT
ANALOG
Powered
subwoofer
Front channel
amplifier
Center channel
amplifier (mono)
Surround channel
amplifier
Surround back
channel amplifier
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