Pioneer VSX-915-S/-K, VSX-815-S/-K manual 04Connecting up Connecting the speakers

04Connecting up

Connecting the speakers

A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone’s home

setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below.1 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.

Make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers.2 You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6–16Ω(please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 81 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8Ω).

Front speakers		Center speaker		Surround speakers		Surround back speakers
L	R		C	LS	RS		SBL	SBR

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

CEN-

SUB

TER

WOOFER

TWO VOLTAGE SELECTORS

COMPONENT VIDEO

110 V

220 V

120 - 127 V

240 V

ANTENNA

OUT R

L

( DVR/ VCR) IN π

ASSIGNABLE

( DVD / LD) IN ¥

FRONT

SURROUND SURROUND BACK

MONITOR

Y

PB

PR

Y

PB

PR

SURROUND

PREOUT

220 V

240 V

110 V

120 -

DVD 5.1CH INPUT

L

L

L

127 V

OUT

DVR/

MONITOR OUT

(T V / SAT) IN ø

R

R

R

CENTER

FRONT

CENTER

R SURROUND BACK L B

SURROUND

IN

VCR

S A

R

L

R

L

ACIN

P

TV/

E

IN

SAT

A

DVD

K

IN

/LD

S-VIDEO

E

R

S

This receiver*	Powered
	subwoofer
	SW
	INPUT

* The illustration shows the VSX-915, but connections for the VSX-515/815 are the same.

Caution

•Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver.

Note

1If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker setting on page 51) to LARGE.

2• VSX-515/815 only – If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect the positive wire to the right channel (+) termi- nal, and the negative wire to the left channel (–) terminal.

•VSX-915 only – If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the surround back left (L) terminal.

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