Connecting the speakers | Pioneer VSX-LX50 specification

Connecting your equipment

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Installing your speaker system

To take full advantage of the receiver’s surround sound capabilities connect front, center, surround and surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer. Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even no surround speakers—will work. At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your

Subwoofer

Front

left

Center

LINE LEVEL

INPUT

main surround speakers should always be connected as a pair, but you can connect just one surround back speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left surround back terminal). You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 Ω to 16 Ω (please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 60 if you plan to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8 Ω).

Front right

CAUTION

These speaker terminals carry HAZARDOUS LIVE voltage. To prevent the risk of electric shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts.

OPTICAL

ANTENNA

IN 1

DIGITAL

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

AM LOOP

CENTER

PRE OUT

L (Single)

IN 1

L

L

Y

PB

PR

Y

PB

PR

IN 2

(DVR/

IN

OUT

VCR1)

1

IN 2

(TV/SAT)

IN

2

R

OUT

IN 3

Y

PB

PR

Y

PB

PR

R

SUB

R SUR-

ASSIGNABLE

1

3

SURROUND

(CD)

FRONT

WOOFER

ROUND

BACK

ASSIG-

S-VIDEO

NABLE

HDMI

1

3

CONTROL

iPod

IN

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

MONITOR

OUT

OUT

VIDEO

IN

IN

AUDIO

IN

OUT

IN

IN

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

L

CENTER

L

L

IN 1

L

(DVD/LD)

	IN 2	R
	IN 2
	(DVR/VCR2)	CD	CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD TV/SAT	DVR/VCR1	DVR/VCR2	R	R	R
COAXIAL						FRONT SUB	SUR-	SURROUND
ASSIGNABLE						WOOFER	ROUND	BACK
ASSIGNABLE						MULTI CH IN
1	2					MULTI CH IN
1	2

	SPEAKERS
A	R	FRONT	L	CENTER	R	SURROUND	L	SURROUND BACK / B
							R	L (Single)
								SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
								SELECTABLE

VSX-LX50

Surround left

Surround back left

Connecting the speakers

Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a positive (+) and negative (–) terminal. Make sure to match these up with the terminals on the speakers themselves.

Surround right

Surround back right

Caution

•Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal. If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure.

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Pioneer VSX-LX50 manual Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker system, Connecting the speakers

Contents

VSX-LX50 Risk of Electric Shock Do not Open Important the Moulded Plug Operating Environment Contents Other Settings System Setup menu Controlling the rest of your systemUsing other functions Other connections Before you start Chapter FeaturesBefore you start Easy-to-use LCD remote control Installing the receiverBefore you start Checking what’s in the box Minute guide Automatically setting up for surround sound Auto Mcacc02 5 minute guide Chapter Introduction to home theater Minute guide Problems when using the Auto Mcacc Setup Better sound using Phase Control02 5 minute guide Playing a source Rear panel Connecting your equipmentConnecting your equipment Chapter About the video converter Connecting your equipmentWhen making cable connections Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD playerConnect using a standard video cable or an S-video cable 342 DVR, VCR, etc Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sourcesUsing the component video jacks Use a three-way component video cable Connecting digital audio sources Connecting a component to the front panel inputs Connecting analog audio sourcesConnect using a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable About the WMA9 Pro decoder Connecting the speakers Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker system Placing the speakers Bare wire connections THX speaker system setup Connecting antennas Plugging in the receiver Connecting external antennasPlug the power cord into a power outlet Front panel Controls and displaysControls and displays Chapter Controls and displays Operating range of remote control unit Rtrv Phase ControlSound Stream Direct RECEIVER Controls and displays Remote controlInput Select Select Multi OPE StatusShift SOURCE Listening to your system Chapter Listening to your systemAuto playback Listening in surround sound Standard surround sound Using the Advanced surround effects Using the Home THX modesTHX Games Mode Listening to your system Using Stream Direct Using Front Stage Surround AdvanceListening in stereo Stereo See Listening in stereo above for more on this Choosing the input signal Listening to your system Selecting Mcacc presetsUsing surround back channel processing While listening to a source, press Mcacc Using the Virtual Surround Back mode Using the Sound Retriever Listening to your system Using Midnight and LoudnessUsing the tone controls Press Tone to select the frequency you want to adjust USB playback Using the USB interfaceUSB playback Chapter Basic playback controls Compressed audio compatibility USB playback Using the tuner Chapter Using the tunerSaving station presets Listening to the radio Naming station presets Using the tunerListening to station presets An introduction to RDS Press Disp for RDS information Using EONDisplaying RDS information System Setup menu Chapter System Setup menuMaking receiver settings from the System Setup menu Select the setting you want to adjust Point System Setup menu Default setting Normal SB Surround back speaker setting Fine Channel Level Manual Mcacc setup Adjust the level of the left channel Select ‘Fine Ch Level’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuSelect ‘Fine SP Distance’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu When youre finished, press Return Select ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuSelect the channels you want and adjust to your liking Standing Wave Professional Acoustic Calibration EQ How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQHow to interpret the graphical output Select an option and press Enter Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQSelect ‘EQ Professional’ then press Enter Copying Mcacc preset data System Setup menu Data ManagementChecking Mcacc preset data Select ‘Data Management’ from the System Setup menu Speaker Setting Manual speaker setupRenaming Mcacc presets Clearing Mcacc presets Select a setup option Select ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menuConfirm your selected setup option Adjust the level of each channel using the / Buttons Curve THX Audio SettingSpeaker Distance Connecting your iPod to the receiver Connecting an iPodOther connections Other connections Chapter Other connections Watching photos and video contentBasic playback controls Use / to move to previous/next levels You can also use the front panel controls Other connections Connecting using HdmiAbout Hdmi Speaker B setup Connecting the multichannel analog inputsSwitching the speaker system Selecting the multichannel analog inputs Connect your speakers as shown below Bi-wiring your speakersBi-amping your front speakers Large Other connections Connecting additional amplifiersUsing this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display Pioneer plasma Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma displayDisplay DVD player Satellite receiver, etc Other Settings Chapter Other SettingsInput Setup menu Input function default and possible settings Other Setup menu Other SettingsSR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays OSD Adjustment Using other functions Chapter Using other functionsSetting the AV options Setting What it does Options Making an audio or a video recording Using other functionsSelect the source you want to record Prepare the recorder Switching the speaker impedance Using the sleep timerChecking your system settings Press Status to check the system settings Default system settings Using other functions Resetting the systemPress System Setup to confirm Setting Default Selecting preset codes directly Setting the remote to control other componentsProgramming signals from other remote controls Controlling the rest of your system Resetting the remote control presets Erasing one of the remote control button settingsConfirming preset codes Controlling the rest of your system Multi Operation and System Off Renaming input source namesDirect function Programming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequence Using System off Using multi operationsSelect the button for the command you want to input Press Multi OPE Buttons Function Components Controlling the rest of your system Controls for TVsControls for other components Decide which component you want to use the remote sensor Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensor Power TroubleshootingAdditional information Additional information Chapter Additional information Other audio problemsSymptomRemedy Video Settings 96 kHz Display USB interface Remote controlSymptom There is a problem with the signal path from Symptom Cause ActionIPod messages Noisy or distorted picture Dolby Additional information Surround sound formats Windows MediaTM Audio 9 Professional About THX THX Games Mode THX Select2 Cinema modeRe-Equalization Timbre Matching Auto Surround Stereo 2 channel signal formatsInput signal format Standard Channel decoding used for all sources Multichannel signal formats Decoding Dolby Digital Plus Straight decodingChannel Surround Back speakers Input signal format Cleaning 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