Pioneer VSX-43TX operating instructions Connecting Speakers, Connecting Your Equipment, memo

Connecting Your Equipment

Connecting Speakers

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.

We recommend a full complement of seven speakers and a subwoofer as shown here but, naturally, everyone's home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner described below.

One of the latest features of home theater is the use of surround back speakers. These speakers add even greater realism in movie sound effects and some new discs with soundtracks in Dolby Digital or DTS incorporate these channels. See the page 26 for speaker placement.

In general, make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the R terminal and the speaker on the left to the L terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers.

memo	• We recommend speakers with a nominal impedance rated 8 Ω -16 Ω, but you can change the
	speaker impedance setting of the receiver (see page 25).

•If you only have one surround back speaker hook it up to the left surround back terminal.

•If you use 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.

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Front

subwoofer

TV/monitor

Front

speaker

speaker

(Left)

(Right)

Center

speaker

INPUT

Surround

ASSIGNABLE

PRE OUT

ASSIGNABLE

speaker

FM UNBAL 75Ω

AM LOOP ANTENNA

2DIGITAL /

MONITOR OUT

PCM/

(Left)

DTS

IN

CENTER

SUB

Y

AC OUTLET

OUT1

WOOFER

CONTROL

PB

OUT

OUT2

FRONT

R

L

MONITOR OUT

PR

IN 1

R

L

PLAY

SUR-

(DVD/LD) IN 1

(TV/

SAT)

IN

IN

ROUND

Y

IN 2

CD-R/

VCR1/

R

L

(CD-R/

TAPE1

DVR

SUR-

(Single)

TAPE1)

OUT

OUT

ROUND

PB

BACK

REC

R

L

SPEAKERS

IN 3

PLAY

FRONT

SURROUND BACK / ı

Å

FRONT

CENTER

R SURROUND L

(DVD/

IN

IN

R

PR

R

L

R

L

LD)

MD/

VCR2

L

IN 4

TAPE2

SUR-

(TV/SAT) IN 2

ª

ª

OUT

OUT

ROUND

(CD)

R

Y

REC

L

CD

TV/

SUB

CEN-

IN

SAT

WOOF-

TER

IN

ER

PB

DIGITAL

LINE

SUR-

DVD/

IN

ROUND

PR

·

·

LD

BACK

IN

R

L

R

L

R

L

VIDEO

S VIDEO

AUDIO

AUDIO

VIDEO

MULTI CH IN

COMPONENT VIDEO

Surround back	Surround back
speaker (Left)	speaker (Right)

Surround

speaker

(Right)

7Speaker terminals

1 Twist exposed wire	2 Loosen speaker terminal	3 Tighten
strands tightly	and insert exposed wire.	terminal.
together.

The speaker terminals also accept single banana plugs. (Refer to speaker manual for details.)

3/8 in(10mm)

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