Pioneer Elite VSX-32, Operating Instructions Manual

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Connecting your equipment 03
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En
[E] 5.1 channel surround system & ZONE 2
connection (Multi Zone)
•
Speaker System setting: ZONE 2
With these connections you can simultaneously enjoy
5.1-channel su
rr ound sound in the main zone with ste r eo
p layback on anothe r com p onent in ZONE 2. (The
selection of in p ut devices is limited.)
Important
• The Speaker System setting must be made if you
use any of the connections shown above othe r than
[A] (see
Speaker system setting
on p age 83).
• Sound does not come th r ough simultaneously f r om
the f r ont height, f r ont wide, s p eake r B and su rr ound
back s p eake r s. Out p ut s p eake r s a r e diffe r ent
de p ending on the in p ut signal o r listening mode.
Other speaker connections
• You r favo r ite s p eake r connections can be selected
even if you have fewe r than 5.1 s p eake r s (exce p t f r ont
left/ r ight s p eake r s).
• When not connecting a subwoofe r , connect s p eake r s
with low f r equency r e pr oduction ca p abilities to the
f r ont channel. (The subwoofe r ’s low f r equency
com p onent is p layed f r om the f r ont s p eake r s, so the
s p eake r s could be damaged.)
•
After connecting, be sure to conduct the Auto
MCACC (speaker environment setting) procedure.
See
Automatically conducting optimum sound tuning
(Auto MCACC)
on p age 37.
Placing the speakers
Refe r to the cha r t below fo r p lacement of the s p eake r s
you intend to connect.
• Place the su rr ound s p eake r s at 120º f r om the cente r .
If you, (1) use the su rr ound back s p eake r , and, (2)
don’t use the f r ont height s p eake r s / f r ont wide
s p eake r s, we r ecommend p lacing the su rr ound
s p eake r r ight beside you.
• If you intend to connect only one su rr ound back
s p eake r , p lace it di r ectly behind you.
• Place the left and r ight f r ont height s p eake r s at least
one mete r (3.3 ft.) di r ectly above the left and r ight
f r ont s p eake r s.
THX speaker system setup
If you a r e using a THX ce r tified subwoofe r , use the THX
INPUT jack on the subwoofe r (if you r subwoofe r has one)
o r switch the filte r p osition to THX on you r subwoofe r .
See also
THX Audio Setting
on p age 85 to make the
settings that will give you the best sound ex p e r ience
when using the Home THX modes ( p age 53).
Some tips for improving sound quality
Whe r e you p ut you r s p eake r s in the r oom has a big effect
on the quality of the sound. The following guidelines
should hel
p you to get the best sound f r om you r system.
• The subwoofe r can be p laced on the floo r . Ideally, the
othe r s p eake r s should be at about ea r -level when
you’ r e listening to them. Putting the s p eake r s on the
floo r (exce p t the subwoofe r ), o r mounting them ve r y
high on a wall is not r ecommended.
• Fo r the best ste r eo effect, p lace the f r ont s p eake r s 2
m to 3 m (6 ft. to 9 ft.) a p a r t, at equal distance f r om
the TV.
• If you’ r e going to p lace s p eake r s a r ound you r CRT TV,
use shielded s p eake r s o r p lace the s p eake r s at a
sufficient distance f r om you r CRT TV.
• If you’ r e using a cente r s p eake r , p lace the f r ont
s p eake r s at a wide r angle. If not, p lace them at a
na rr owe r angle.
L
L
R
R
SL
SW
C
SR
Main zone
Sub zone
ZONE 2
L
SW
C
FHL
FWL
SL
SBL
SBR
SB
SR
FWR
R
FHR
30 30
60
60
60
120 120
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