Pioneer VSX-859RDS-G - Manual (Page 19)

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Speakers
A full complement of eight speakers (six for the VSX-839RDS) is best but, naturally, everyone's home set up
will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner described below. The receiver will work with
just two stereo speakers but it is designed to be used with at least three speakers.
One of the latest features of home theater is the use of SURROUND BACK speakers. These speakers add
even greater realism in movie sound effects and new discs with soundtracks in Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG
incorporate these channels. In order to be able to use these channels you must hook your SURROUND BACK
speakers up to an external amplifier and then connect that to the VSX-859RDS (you can't hook up surround
back speakers to the VSX-839RDS), as shown in the diagram on p. 4. If you only have one SURROUND BACK
speaker hook it up to the SURROUND BACK L (SINGLE) terminal on the back of the receiver.
In general, 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 receiver match those on the
speakers.
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC
wall outlet.
The receiver has two speaker systems, A & B. A is the main system supporting the full complement
of surround sound speakers. If you switch on both A & B speaker systems, only front speakers and
the subwoofer will be audible. No sound will come from the center or surround speakers but multi
channel sources will be down-mixed to the active speakers so no sound will be lost. Similarly, if you
choose just the B system you‘ll only hear the front speakers connected to the B system and multi
channel sources will be down-mixed to these two speakers.
For the VSX-859RDS/VSX-839RDS you can use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 6
Ω
-16
Ω
,
see below for more details.
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Connecting Your Equipment
7 Speaker terminals
1 Twist exposed wire
strands together.
2 Loosen speaker terminal
and insert exposed wire.
3 Tighten
terminal.
10 mm
Speaker impedance
You can change the speaker impedance for VSX-859RDS/VSX-839RDS but we recommend using speakers with
an impedance of 8
Ω
-16
Ω
(the default setting). If you are using 6
Ω
- less than 8
Ω
impedance speakers, you need
to change the impedance setting. Use any speaker rated between 6
Ω
-16
Ω
.
First put the receiver in STANDBY mode, then press the power
button while holding down the SPEAKERS button.
The receiver will reset to the new impedance setting. You can
choose the 8
Ω
-16
Ω
setting or the 6
Ω
-8
Ω
setting.
To check which impedance setting to
hold down the SPEAKERS button for
2-3 seconds. You'll get a display like
the ones on the right telling you the
speaker impedance setting.
(This display indicates a 6
Ω
-
less than 8
Ω
impedance
setting.)
(This display indicates an 8
Ω
-
16
Ω
impedance setting.)
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SPEAKERS
STANDBY/ON