03Connecting up

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 28) 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.1 You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6–16(please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 37 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8).

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM UNBAL

AM

ANTENNA

 

 

 

 

75

LOOP

 

IN

 

CD

 

 

 

OPT

IN

 

DVR /

 

 

 

 

 

VCR

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CD)

OUT

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

IN

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

TV /

 

 

DIGITAL IN

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

IN

 

SAT

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

 

 

MONITOR

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

/LD

 

 

OUT

IN

 

FRONT

 

 

 

DIGITALIN

 

 

 

D V D

 

 

COAX

 

 

 

5.1CH

 

SUB

2

 

 

PLAY

INPUT

 

 

 

IN

 

WOOFER

(DVR/VCR)

IN

 

CD-R

 

 

PREOUT

COAX

 

 

/ TAPE

 

 

 

 

 

/ MD

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD/LD)

OUT

 

REC

 

 

 

 

R

AUDIO

L

 

 

 

CEN-

SUB

 

TER

WOOFER

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

R

L

ASSIGNABLE (DVD/LD)IN 1

Y PB PR

 

SURROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD 5.1CH INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

PB

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR OUT

 

 

(TV/SAT)IN 2

 

 

S

FRONT

SURROUND

L

CENTER

R

SURROUND BACK

L

R

L R

 

 

 

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

AC OUTLET

Powered subwoofer

1

2

3

SW

 

 

 

INPUT

 

10mm

or

1

Twist exposed wire strands together.

 

• The speaker terminals also accept single

2

Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire.

 

banana plugs.

3

Tighten terminal.

 

 

Twist exposed wire strands together. Note

1 If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the surround back left (L) terminal.

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Pioneer VSX-516 03Connecting up Connecting the speakers, Twist exposed wire strands together, banana plugs