Pioneer VSX-1022-K, VSX-822-K Connecting the speakers, Height, CAUTION, CAUTION, Bare wire connections, Connecting your equipment, speakers (In case of VSX-822)

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• Surround and surround back speakers should be								CAUTION
positioned 60 cm to 90 cm higher than your ears and titled			Connecting the speakers
								• These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage.
slight downward. Make sure the speakers don’t face each			The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front
other. For DVD-Audio, the speakers should be more directly			speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers is					To prevent the risk of electric shock when connecting or
behind the listener than for home theater playback.			recommended, and a complete setup is best for surround					disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power
• Try not to place the surround speakers farther away from			sound.					cord before touching any uninsulated parts.
the listening position than the front and center speakers.			Make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right (R)					• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together
Doing so can weaken the surround sound effect.		terminal and the speaker on the left to the left (L) terminal.						and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any of the
• Place the left and right front height speakers at least one		Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on						bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the
meter directly above the left and right front speakers.			the receiver match those on the speakers.					power to cut off as a safety measure.
• If you’re going to place speakers around your CRT TV, use			You can use speakers with a normal impedance between 6 Ω
								Connect the surround back or front height
shielded speakers or place the speakers at a sufficient			and 16 Ω.
distance from your CRT TV.			Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit					speakers (In case of VSX-1022)
• The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. Ideally, the other			to the AC power source.					The Speaker System setting must be set if the above
speakers should be at about ear-level when you’re listening			Bare wire connections					connections are performed. Select Surr.Back if the surround
to them. Putting the speakers on the floor (except the								back speaker is connected and Height if the front height
subwoofer), or mounting them very high on a wall is not			1 Twist exposed wire strands together.					speaker is connected (If neither the surround back speaker
recommended.			2 Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire.					nor the front height speaker is connected, either setting will
• When not connecting a subwoofer, connect speakers with								suffice) (see The Speaker System setting (VSX-1022 only) on
		3		Tighten terminal.
low frequency reproduction capabilities to the front								page 49).
channel. (The subwoofer’s low frequency component is				1		2	3	• When using only one surround back speaker, connect it to
played from the front speakers, so the speakers could be								the SURROUND BACK L (Single) terminals.
damaged.)
• After connecting, be sure to conduct the Auto MCACC								Connect the surround back or front height
				10 mm
(speaker environment setting) procedure.								speakers (In case of VSX-822)
				(3/8 in.)
See Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)								Connect the PRE OUT SURR BACK/FRONT HEIGHT outputs
on page 23.
			Connect the wires to the B-Speakers terminals of the VSX-1022					of the unit and additional amplifier to add a surround back or
	CAUTION							front height speaker.
			as shown below:
• Make sure that all speakers are securely installed. This not			1 Twist exposed wire strands together.					The Pre Out setting must be set if the above connections are
								performed. Select Surr.Back if the surround back speaker is
only improves sound quality, but also reduces the risk of			2 Push open the tabs and insert exposed wire.
								connected and Height if the front height speaker is
damage or injury resulting from speakers being knocked
		3		Release the tabs.				connected (If neither the surround back speaker nor the front
over or falling in the event of external shocks such as
earthquakes.				1		2	3	height speaker is connected, either setting will suffice) (see
								The Pre Out Setting (VSX-822 only) on page 50).
								• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back
								channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In this case
					10 mm
					(3/8 in.)			plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single)) terminal only.

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