Connecting Your Equipment; Determining The Speakers' Application - Pioneer VSX-LX55 Guide Rapide

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Connecting your equipment

Connecting your equipment
Connecting your equipment
This receiver provides you with many connec-
tion possibilities, but it doesn't have to be dif-
ficult. This chapter explains the kinds of compo-
nents you can connect to make up your home
theater system.
CAUTION
! Before making or changing the connections,
switch off the power and disconnect the power
cord from the power outlet. Plugging in should
be the final step.
! When making connections, also keep the
power cords of the devices being connected
unplugged from the power outlets.
! Depending on the device being connected
(amplifier, receiver, etc.), the methods of
connection and terminal names may differ
from the explanations in this manual. Also
refer to the operating instructions of the
respective devices.
Determining the speakers'
application
This unit permits you to build various surround
systems, in accordance with the number of
speakers you have.
! Be sure to connect speakers to the front left
and right channels (L and R).
! It is also possible to only connect one of the
surround back speakers (SB) or neither.
! If you have two subwoofers, the second
subwoofer can be connected to the
SUBWOOFER 2 terminal. Connecting two
subwoofers increases the bass sound to
achieve more powerful sound reproduction. In
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this case, the same sound is output from the
two subwoofers.
Choose one from Plans [A] to [E] below.
Important
! The Speaker System setting must be made if
you use any of the connections shown below
other than [A] (see Speaker system setting on
Operating Instructions in CD-ROM).
! Sound does not come through simultaneously
from the front height, front wide, speaker B
and surround back speakers. Output speakers
are different depending on the input signal or
listening mode.
[A] 7.2 channel surround system (Front
height)
*Default setting
! Speaker System setting: Normal(SB/FH)
FHR
FHL
R
L
SW 1
SR
C
SW 2
SBR
SL
SBL
A 7.2 ch surround system connects the left and
right front speakers (L/R), the center speaker
(C), the left and right front height speakers
(FHL/FHR), the left and right surround speak-
ers (SL/SR), the left and right surround back
speakers (SBL/SBR), and the subwoofers (SW 1/
SW 2).
It is not possible to produce sound simultane-
ously from the front height or front wide speak-
ers and the surround back speakers.
This surround system produces a more true-to-
life sound from above.
[B] 7.2 channel surround system (Front
wide)
! Speaker System setting: Normal(SB/FW)
R
FWR
L
SW 1
SR
C
SW 2
FWL
SBR
SL
SBL
This plan replaces the left and right front height
speakers shown in [A] with the left and right
front wide speakers (FWL/FWR).
It is not possible to produce sound simultane-
ously from the front height or front wide speak-
ers and the surround back speakers.
This surround system produces a true-to-life
sound over a wider area.
[C] 7.2 channel surround system & Speaker
B connection
! Speaker System setting: Speaker B
R
L
SW 1
SR L
C
SW 2
SBR
SL
Speaker B
SBL
With these connections you can simultaneously
enjoy 5.2-channel surround sound in the main
zone with stereo playback of the same sound
on the B speakers. The same connections also
allow for 7.2-channel surround sound in the
main zone when not using the B speakers.
[D] 5.2 channel surround system & Front
Bi-amping connection (High quality
surround)
! Speaker System setting: Front Bi-Amp
Bi-amping connection of the front speakers for
high sound quality with 5.2-channel surround
sound.
Front Bi-Amp
R
L
SW 1
C
SW 2
SR
SL
R