Connecting up
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Connecting the speakers
A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown below, but everyone’s home setup will vary.
Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers
(the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best
for surround sound. If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see
Speaker Setting
on page 44)
to large.
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.
•You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6–16
Ω
(please see
Switching the speaker impedance
on
page 80 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of
less than
8
Ω
).
Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to the AC power source.
Note that the illustration above shows the VSX-2014i however, connection for the VSX-1014 is the same.
Caution
• These speaker terminals carry
HAZARDOUS LIVE
voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when
connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables,
disconnect the power cord before touching any
uninsulated parts.
•Make sure no bare speaker wire is touching the back
panel when the unit is switched on. The power may
cut off as a safety measure.
Note
• If you only have one surround back speaker, hook it
up to the surround back left (
Single
) terminal.
•If you are planning on bi-amping your front speakers,
or setting up a separate speaker system in another
room, read through
Surround back speaker setting
on
page 38 and make sure to connect your speakers as
necessary (these connections are explained in
Other
connections
on page 59).
• If you are using a THX certified subwoofer use the
THX INPUT
jack on the subwoofer (if your subwoofer
has one) or switch the filter position to
THX
on your
subwoofer.
ASSIGNABLE
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
CD-R/
TAPE/MD
VIDEO1
DVR /
VCR
DVD/
LD
TV/
SAT
OUT
CEN-
TER
CEN-
TER
SUR-
ROUND
SUR-
ROUND
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
(Single)
FRONT
FRONT
SUBW.
SUBW.
MULTI CH IN
MONITOR
MONITOR
VIDEO1
DVR /
VCR
TV/
SAT
DVD/
LD
IN
IN
IN
VIDEO
COMPONENT
ASSIGNABLE
MULTI-
ROOM &
SOURCE
AUDIO VIDEO S- VIDEO
RS - 232C
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
OUT
FM
U
NBAL 7
5
Ω
MONITOR OUT
Y
PR
PB
PR
Y
PB
PR
〜
1 2
2
IN 1
R L
R L
R
R
L
L
R
RL
L
PLAY
REC
REC
OUT
IR
IN
VIDEO
S
4
00
S400
IN
(DVD/
LD)
IN
(CD)
DIGITAL
4
3
SPEAKERS
A B
RL RL RL(Single)
FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK /
SELECTABLE
SELECTABLE
SWITCHED 100W MAX
AC OUTLET
OUT
OUT
D-R/
APE/MD
DEO1
VR /
CR
PRE
OUT
CEN-
TER
CEN-
SUR-
ROUND
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
(Single)
FRONT
SUBW.
M
R L
R L
R L
RL
LAY
LAY
REC
INP
UT
Front speakers
LR C LSRS
P
o
w
e
r
ed
w
f
SW
Surround speakers
SBL SBR
Surround back speakers
Center speaker
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