Pioneer VSX-924-S - Manual (Page 21)

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Connecting your equipment
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Installing your speaker system
At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your main surround speakers should
always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like (it must be con-
nected to the left surround back terminal).
Standard surround connection
A FRONT HEIGHT / WIDE / SURROUND BACK / HDZONE SURROUND CENTER FRONT R L R L R L R L (Single) B
SUB WOOFER 1
2
PRE OUT
SPEAKERS
A FRONT HEIGHT / WIDE / SURROUND BACK / HDZONE SURROUND CENTER FRONT
R L R L R L R L (Single)
B
PRE OUT
SPEAKERS
SUB WOOFER 1
2
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
The front height terminals can also be used for the front wide and Speaker B speakers.
Front height setting
Front height right Front height left
Front wide setting
Front wide right Front wide left
Speaker B setting
Speaker B - right Speaker B - left
Front right Center Subwoofer 2 Subwoofer 1 Front left
Surround back speaker terminals can be
used to connect to the sub zone.
Surround left
5.2 ch surround setting
Not connected Not connected
6.2 ch surround setting
Not connected Surround back
7.2 ch surround setting
Surround back right Surround back left
ZONE 2 setting
ZONE 2 - Right ZONE 2 - Left
HDZONE setting
HDZONE - Right HDZONE - Left
Surround right
Bi-amping your speakers
Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers to different
amplifiers for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do this (having separate termi-
nals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the kind of speakers you’re using.
A FRONT HEIGHT / WIDE / SURROUND BACK / HDZONE SURROUND CENTER FRONT R L R L R L R L (Single) B
SUB WOOFER 1
2
PRE OUT
SPEAKERS
A FRONT HEIGHT / WIDE / SURROUND BACK / HDZONE SURROUND CENTER FRONT
R L R L R L R L (Single)
B
PRE OUT
SPEAKERS
SUB WOOFER 1
2
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
High
Low
High
Low
Center Subwoofer 2 Subwoofer 1
Surround left Surround right
Front right Front left
Bi-amp compatible
speaker Bi-amp compatible
speaker
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.