DreamGEAR VSX-94TXH, VSX-92TXH Connecting additional amplifiers, Bi-wiring your speakers

08Other connections

2 Select the ‘Front Bi-Amp’ setting from the ‘Surr Back
System’ menu.	Connecting additional amplifiers
See Surround back speaker setting on page 39 to specify	This receiver has more than enough power for any home
how you’re using the surround back speaker terminals.
	use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every
Caution	channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the
	connections shown below to add amplifiers to power
• Most speakers with both High and Low terminals	your speakers.
have two metal plates that connect the High to the	• Before making or changing the connections, switch
Low terminals. These must be removed when you are	off the power and disconnect the power cord from the
bi-amping the speakers or you could severely	AC outlet.
damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for
more information.		ANALOG
		INPUT
		L R

• If your speakers have a removable crossover network,		R	L	FRONT		Front channel
		PRE OUT
make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping. Doing						amplifier
so may damage your speakers.		SUBW.		CENTER		INPUT
						ANALOG
				SUR-
				ROUND		Center channel
				BACK
						amplifier (mono)
				SUR-
Bi-wiring your speakers				ROUND
		R	L			INPUT
				(Single)		ANALOG
The reasons for bi-wiring are basically the same as bi-				SIRIUS		Powered
	L			IN		subwoofe
amping, but additionally, interference effects within the	L			SPEAKERS
	FRONT
wire could be reduced, producing better sound. Again, to			IN	A	FRONT
	CENTER				R	ANALOG
do this your speakers must be bi-wireable (that is they						INPUT
			iPod		L	R
must have separate terminals for the high and low	L					Surround channe
frequencies). When bi-wiring, make sure you’ve selected						amplifier
						ANALOG
Normal (default) or Speaker B in Surround back speaker	D BACK		RS-232C
						INPUT
setting on page 39.					L	R
	GGER	MULTI CH IN
	2					Surround back
	AX)
• To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to						channel amplifie
	VSX-94TXH
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.

•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 39.

•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 47) to large.

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