Pioneer VSX-1015TX Connecting up Connecting the speakers, Speaker terminals, Tighten terminal

03Connecting up

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 46) 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 6–16Ω(please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 71 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8Ω).

Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to the AC power source.

Front speakers		Center speaker		Surround speakers		Surround back speakers
L	R		C	LS	RS		SBL	SBR

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

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IN 1

(TV/ SAT )

IN 2

(CD-R/ TAPE/ MD)

ASSIGNABLE

1 4

IN 3

(DVD/

LD)

IN 4

(CD)

LAY

DIGITAL

D-R/

APE/MD

		AM LOOP	FM UNBAL 75Ω
				ANTENNA	Y
CD	PRE OUT			CONTROL
IN		IN	OUT		P
	SUBW.
PLAY		CEN-
IN		TER			P
CD-R/
TAPE/MD			MONITOR
OUT		FRONT	OUT		Y		Y
REC	R	L
VIDEO1					IN 1		IN 2
IN		SUR-	VIDEO1		P		P
		ROUND	IN
	R	L
PLAY		SUR-
		ROUND					P
IN		BACK	IN		P
DVR /	R	L	DVR /
		(Single)
VCR			VCR
OUT		CEN-	OUT		Y
REC		TER
TV/	SUBW.		TV/
SAT		FRONT	SAT		P	IN 3
IN	PRE OUT		IN
	R	L		M
DVD/			DVD/
LD	SUBW.	SUR-	LD		P	ASSIGNABLE
IN		ROUND	IN			1	3
	R	L
R	L	VIDEO		S-VIDEO		COMPONENT
	MULTI CH IN					VIDEO
	AUDIO	CENVIDEO-
		TER

AC OUTLET

					AC 120 V 60Hz
					SWITCHED 100W(0 .8A) MAX
SPEAKERS
A R	FRONT	L	CENTER	R SURROUND L	SURROUND BACK / B	L (Single)
					R
					SELECTABLE
					SELECTABLE

OUT

RECR

DEO1

R L

SUR-

LAYROUND

BACK

VR /	R	L
		(Single)
CR
OUT		CEN-

Note

Powered subwoofer

SW

INPUT

Speaker terminals

•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 40 and make sure to connect your speakers as necessary (these connections are explained in Other connections on page 58).

Caution

•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.

1 2 3

3/8 in. (10mm)

1Twist exposed wire strands together.

2Loosen speaker terminal and insert exposed wire.

Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver.

3Tighten terminal.

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En