Pioneer VSX-43TX operating instructions Speaker impedance, Bi-wiring your speakers

Connecting Your Equipment

Speaker impedance

You can change the speaker impedance for VSX-43TX but we recommend using speakers with an imped- ance 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 .

STANDBY/ON
		SPEAKERS	First put the receiver in STANDBY mode, then
		AUDIO/V
			press the power button while holding down the
STANDBY/ON			SPEAKERS button.
		STANDBY
MOVIE	MUSIC	ENTER	The receiver will reset to the new impedance
	MULTI JOG
			setting. With this method you can choose the 8 Ω	-
			16 Ω setting or the 6 Ω -8 Ω setting.

PREPARATION

To check which impedance setting to hold down the SPEAKERS button for 2-3 seconds. You'll get a display like these telling you the speaker impedance setting.

SIGNAL

ANALOG

SB CH

ON MOVIE AUTO OFF MUSIC

SP A B

SIGNAL

ANALOG

SB CH

ON MOVIE AUTO OFF MUSIC

SP A B

dB

dB

(This display indicates an

8Ω -16Ωimpedance setting.)

(This display indicates a 6Ω - less than 8Ω impedance setting.)

Bi-wiring your speakers

This high quality but difficult method of wiring speakers will be unnecessary for most users. In order to do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they must have separate terminals for the high and low frequencies).

To bi-wire a speaker, connect two sets of speaker cords to each speaker terminal on the receiver. The easiest way to do this is to connect one wire in the normal way, and use a banana plug for the other one. Make sure you use a parallel (not series) connection when doing so. Don't connect different speakers from the same terminal in this way.

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