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PREP
ARA
TION
Speakers
A full complement of eight speakers is shown here but, naturally, everyone's home set up will vary. Simply connect
the speakers you have in the manner described below. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (called
"front" speakers in the diagram) but the receiver is designed to be used with at least three speakers.
One of the latest features of home theater is the use of SURROUND BACK speakers. These speakers add even
greater realism in movie sound effects and new discs with soundtracks in Dolby Digital or DTS incorporates these
channels. In order to be able to use these channels you must hook your SURROUND BACK speakers up to an
external amplifier and then connect that to the VSX-37TX/36TX, as shown in the diagram below. If you only have one
SURROUND BACK speaker hook it up to the SURROUND BACK L (SINGLE) terminal on the back of the receiver.
In general, make sure you connect the speaker on the right to the right terminal and the speaker on the left to the
left terminal. Also make sure the positive and negative (+/–) terminals on the receiver match those on the speakers.
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC
outlet.
The receiver has two speaker systems, A & B. A is the main system supporting the full complement of surround
sound speakers. If you switch on both A & B speaker systems, only front speakers and the subwoofer will be
audible. No sound will come from the center or surround speakers but multi channel sources will be down-mixed
to the active speakers so no sound will be lost. Similarly, if you choose just the B system you‘ll only hear the
front speakers connected to the B system and multi channel sources will be down-mixed to these two speakers.
For the VSX-37TX you can use speakers with a nominal impedance rated 6
Ω
-16
Ω,
for the VSX-36TX
see the following page.
CD
IN
SURR-
OUND
SUB
WOOFER
CENTER
FRONT
MULTI CH IN
SURR-
OUND
R
R
L
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
FRONT
SUB
WOOFER
PRE OUT
CENTER
DVD /
LD
IN
S2 VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO
AUDIO
IN
TV /
SAT
IN
IN
OUT
IN
VCR1 /
DVR
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
VCR2
OUT
IN
MONITOR
OUT
MD /
TAPE1/
CD-R
PLAY
REC
TAPE2
MONITOR
PLAY
REC
PCM/
2
/
DTS
DIGITAL
IN
5
IN
4
IN
3
2
RF IN
(AC-3)
IN
2
IN
1
IN
PHONO
FM UNBAL
75‰
FM
ANTENNA
AM LOOP
ANTENNA
MULTI-
ROOM
&
SOURCE
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
OUT
2
1
SPEAKERS
COMPONENT VIDEO
DVD/LD
IN
TV/SAT
IN
Y
MONITOR
OUT
Y
MULTI CH IN
SURROUND
BACK
A
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
FRONT
B
SWITCHED
TOTAL 100W(0.8A)MAX
UNSWITCHED
100W(0.8A)MAX
AC120V 60Hz
AC OUTLETS
Surround
speaker
(Right)
Surround back
speaker (Right)
Surround back
speaker (Left)
INPUT
Powered
subwoofer
Surround
speaker
(Left)
Front
speaker (A)
(Left)
Front
speaker (A)
(Right)
TV/monitor
Center
speaker
R
L (Single)
MONITOR
OUT
SURROUND
BACK
PRE OUT
CONTROL
MULTI-ROOM
&
SOURCE
IN
OUT
REMOTE
IN
Additional Amplifier (See p.21)
memo
Connecting Your Equipment
7
Speaker terminals
1
Twist exposed wire
strands together.
2
Loosen speaker terminal
and insert exposed wire.
3
Tighten
terminal.
3/8 in. (10 mm)
The speaker terminals
also accept single banana
plugs.
(Refer to speaker manual
for details.)
VSX-37TX
