Pioneer VSX 516 and VSX 416 Stereo System Connection Guide

04Connecting up

Connecting the speakers

A complete speaker setup is shown below, but everyone’s home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner illustrated. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least three speakers (VSX-416 model) / four speakers (VSX-516 model) 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 35) 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 Ω to 16 Ω (please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 46 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.

						(VSX-516 model only)
Front speakers		Center speaker		Surround speakers		Surround back speaker
L	R		C	LS	RS		SB

				FM UNBAL	AM	ANTENNA
				75 Ω	LOOP
	IN		CD
OPT	OUT		DVR /
			VCR
1
(CD)	IN				VIDEO
				IN
ASSIGNABLE			TV /
DIGITAL IN						OUT
	IN		SAT
				IN
			DVD			MONITOR
ASSIGNABLE	IN		/LD			OUT
			FRONT
DIGITALIN				D V D
COAX				5.1CH		SUB
2			REC	INPUT
				IN		WOOFER
(DVR/VCR) OUT			CD-R			PREOUT
COAX			/ TAPE
			/ MD
1
(DVD/LD)	IN		PLAY
	R	AUDIO	L

CEN-	SUB
TER	WOOFER

RL

SURROUND

DVD 5.1CH INPUT

S	FRONT	SURROUND	L	CENTER	SURROUND BACK
	R	L R
P
E
A
K

E

R

S

Powered subwoofer	VSX-416 model
	1	2	3
SW
INPUT	10 mm
	VSX-516 model
	1	2	3

10 mm

The illustration shows the VSX-516, but connections for the VSX-416 are the same.

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