Pioneer VSX-819H-K manual Placing the speakers, channel surround system:1, 03Connecting up

03Connecting up

Placing the speakers

To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers as shown below.

5.1 channel surround system:

Center

Where you put your speakers in the room has a big effect on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines should help you to get the best sound from your system.

• The subwoofer can be placed on the floor.

Ideally, the other speakers should be at

Front left Subwoofer

120°

Surround left

Front right

120°

Surround right

about ear-level when you’re listening to

them. Putting the speakers on the floor

(except the subwoofer), or mounting them

very high on a wall is not recommended.

• For the best stereo effect, place the front

speakers 2 m to 3 m (6 ft. to 9 ft.) apart, at

equal distance from the TV.

• When placing speakers near the TV, we

recommend using magnetically shielded

6.1 channel surround system:1

Center	Front right
Front left
Subwoofer
120°	120°
Surround	Surround
left	right

Surround Back

7.1 channel surround system:1
Center
Front left	Front right
Subwoofer
90°	90°
Surround	Surround
left	right
Surround back	Surround back
left	right
60°

speakers to prevent possible interference,

such as discoloration of the picture when

the TV is switched on. If you do not have

magnetically shielded speakers and notice

discoloration of the TV picture, move the

speakers farther away from the TV.

• If you’re using a center speaker, place the

front speakers at a wider angle. If not, place

them at a narrower angle.

• Place the center speaker above or below

the TV so that the sound of the center

channel is localized at the TV screen. Also,

make sure the center speaker does not

cross the line formed by the leading edge

of the front left and right speakers.

• It is best to angle the speakers towards the

listening position. The angle depends on

the size of the room. Use less of an angle

for bigger rooms.

• Surround and surround back speakers

should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm (2 ft.

to 3 ft.) higher than your ears and titled

slight downward. Make sure the speakers

don’t face each other. For DVD-Audio, the

speakers should be more directly behind

the listener than for home theater playback.

Note

1• This layout is available only when the additional amplifier is connected to the unit and the surround back speakers are connected to the amplifier. For details, see Use the PRE OUT outputs to connect the surround back speakers on page 23.

• When the Surround back channel processing is set to SB CH ON (see page 37) in this layout, sound is output from the surround back speakers even with the use of 5.1ch input signal.

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