Pioneer VSX-50 Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
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03 Connecting your equipment
Bi-amping your speakers
Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers
to different amplifiers for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do
this (having separate terminals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the
kind of speakers you’re using.
HDMI
VIDEO IN
DVR/BDR
CD-R/TAPE
ZONE 2
IN
IN
IN
CD
L
R
L
R
IN
L
R
OUT OUT
DVD INBD IN
DVR/BDR IN
FM UNBAL
75
FRONT CENTER
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK / ZONE 2
IN
R L R L R LR
L
(
Single
)
AM LOOP
(
CD
)(
DVD
)
TV/SAT VIDEO DVD
(
DVR/BDR
)(
TV/SAT
)
COAXIAL
(
10/100
)
LAN
AUDIO
SIRIUS
PRE OUT
SPEAKERS
ANTENNA
OPTICAL
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
OUT
SUBWOOFER
IN
1
ASSIGNABLE
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
1
IN
2
Class 2 Wiring
SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
SELECTABLE
SELECTABLE
VOIR LE MODE D’EMPLOI
CAUTION:
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE
6
-
16 .
ATTENTION:
ENCEINTE D’IMPEDANCE DE
6
-
16 .
FRONT HEIGHT / WIDE /
B
A
DC OUTPUT
for WIRELESS LAN
(
OUTPUT 5
V
0.1 A MAX
)
ADAPTER PORT
(
OUTPUT 5 V 0.6 A MAX
)
VIDEO
CONTROL
IR
RS-232C
COMPONENT
VIDEO
TV/SAT
IN
ZONE 2
DVR/
BDR
OUT
OUT
DVD ININ
VIDEO
IN
Y P
B
P
R
ASSIGN
ABLE
MONITOR
OUT
MONITOR
OUT
(
DVD
)
IN
1
(
DVR/
BDR
)
IN
2
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
2
1
AC IN
12 V
TRIGGER
TOTAL
150 mA
MAX)
(OUTPUT
12 V
High
Low
High
Low
Front right
Front left
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
Subwoofer
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
Center
Surround right Surround left
CAUTION
! Most speakers with both High and Low terminals have two metal plates that connect the High
to the Low terminals. These must be removed when you are bi-amping the speakers or you could
severely damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for more information.
! If your speakers have a removable crossover network, make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping.
Doing so may damage your speakers.
Installing your speaker system
At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your 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).
Standard surround connection
HDMI
VIDEO IN
DVR/BDR
CD-R/TAPE
ZONE 2
IN
IN
IN
CD
L
R
L
R
IN
L
R
OUT OUT
DVD INBD IN
DVR/BDR IN
FM UNBAL
75
FRONT CENTER
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK / ZONE 2
IN
R L R L R LR
L
(
Single
)
AM LOOP
(
CD
)(
DVD
)
TV/SAT VIDEO DVD
(
DVR/BDR
)(
TV/SAT
)
COAXIAL
(
10/100
)
LAN
AUDIO
SIRIUS
PRE OUT
SPEAKERS
ANTENNA
OPTICAL
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
OUT
SUBWOOFER
IN
1
ASSIGNABLE
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
1
IN
2
Class 2 Wiring
SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
SELECTABLE
SELECTABLE
VOIR LE MODE D’EMPLOI
CAUTION:
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE
6
-
16 .
ATTENTION:
ENCEINTE D’IMPEDANCE DE
6
-
16 .
FRONT HEIGHT / WIDE /
B
A
DC OUTPUT
for WIRELESS LAN
(
OUTPUT 5
V
0.1 A MAX
)
ADAPTER PORT
(
OUTPUT 5 V 0.6 A MAX
)
AC IN
VIDEO
CONTROL
IR
RS-232C
COMPONENT
VIDEO
TV/SAT
IN
ZONE 2
DVR/
BDR
OUT
OUT
DVD ININ
VIDEO
IN
Y P
B
P
R
ASSIGN
ABLE
MONITOR
OUT
MONITOR
OUT
(
DVD
)
IN
1
(
DVR/
BDR
)
IN
2
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
2
1
12 V
TRIGGER
TOTAL
150 mA
MAX)
(OUTPUT
12 V
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
The front height terminals can also be used
for the front wide and Speaker B speakers.
Front height setting
Front height right
Front height left
Front wide setting
Front wide right
Front wide left
Speaker B setting
Speaker B - right Speaker B - left
Front right
Center Subwoofer
Front left
The surround back terminals can also be
used for ZONE 2.
Surround left
5.1 ch surround setting
Not connected Not connected
6.1 ch surround setting
Not connected Surround back
7.1 ch surround setting
Surround back right
Surround back left
ZONE 2 setting
ZONE 2 - Right ZONE 2 - Left
Surround right