Connecting your equipment

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Caution

These speaker terminals can be under hazardous voltage. When you connect or disconnect the speaker cables, to prevent the risk of electric shock, do not touch uninsulated parts before disconnecting the power cord.

Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure.

Bare wire connections

Before you start connecting the speakers, make sure that the speaker cable you’re going to use is properly prepared with about 1 cm of insulator stripped from each wire, and the exposed wire strands twisted together.

The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the other speakers should be at about ear-level when you’re listening to them. Putting the speakers on the floor (except the subwoofer), or mounting them very high on a wall is not recommended.

For the best stereo effect, place the front speakers 2–2.5 m apart, at equal distance from the TV.

Install the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen.

When placing speakers near the TV, use magnetically shielded speakers to prevent possible interference, such as discoloration of the picture when the TV is switched on. If you do not have magnetically shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the TV picture, move the speakers farther away from the TV.

If possible, install the surround speakers slightly above ear level.

To connect a terminal, unscrew the terminal a few turns until there is enough space to insert the exposed wire. Once the wire is in position, tighten the terminal until the wire is firmly clamped.

Note

Please refer to the manual that came with your speakers for details on how to connect the other end of the speaker cables to your speakers.

The speaker terminals on this amplifier can be connected in a number of ways, depending on your setup. See Speaker Systems on page 52 for an overview of the possible configurations.

Other connections on page 75 provides greater detail on alternate speaker setups such as using speaker system B (page 75), bi-surround (page 77), bi-amping (page 76) and bi-wiring (page 77).

Placing the speakers

Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines should help you to get the best sound from your system. (see also Optimizing your speaker setup on page 90).

Front L

Front R

Sub-

 

woofer

 

 

Center

Surround

Surround

L

R

Surround

Surround

back L

back R

Caution

Make sure that all speakers are securely installed. This not only improves sound quality, but also reduces the risk of damage or injury resulting from speakers being knocked over or falling in the event of external shocks such as earthquakes.

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Pioneer VSA-AX10Ai manual Placing the speakers, Bare wire connections

VSA-AX10Ai specifications

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