Pioneer VSX-1017AV-K manual Connecting additional amplifiers, Bi-wiring your speakers, Large

Other connections

1 Connect your speakers as shown below.

This illustration below shows the connections for bi- amping your front left speaker. Hook up your front right speaker in the same way.

	SPEAKERS
A	R FRONT	L	CENTER	R	SURROUND	L	SURROUND BACK / B
						R	L (Single)
Front left
speaker
							SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
							SELECTABLE

High

Low

Since both front and surround back speaker terminals output the same audio, it doesn’t matter which set (front or surround back) is powering which part (High or Low) of the speaker.

• Make sure that the + / – connections are properly

inserted.

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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.

•Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

2Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the ‘Surr Back System’ menu.

See Surround back speaker setting on page 38 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.

AM LOOP		CENTER	PRE OUT	L (Single)
	L		L
OUT
IN
3				R
	R		R SUR-
		SUB		SURROUND
	FRONT	WOOFER	ROUND	BACK
OUT	IN	MONITOR
		OUT
OUT	IN	L	CENTER	L	L
DVR/VCR2		R	SUB	R	R
		FRONT		SUR-	SURROUND
			WOOFER ROUND		BACK
		MULTI CH IN

VSX-1017AV

Front channel amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

Center channel amplifier (mono)

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Surround channel amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

L R

Surround back channel amplifier

ANALOG

INPUT

Powered subwoofer

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 (SB) or Speaker B in Surround back speaker setting on page 38.

•To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to the speaker terminal on the receiver.

•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 38.

•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 43) to

LARGE.

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