Pioneer VSX-1120-K, Operating Instructions Manual

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Connecting your equipment 03
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• Place the cente r s p eake r above o r below the TV so
that the sound of the cente r channel is localized at
the TV sc r een. Also, make su r e the cente r s p eake r
does not c r oss the line fo r med by the leading edge of
the f r ont left and r ight s p eake r s.
• It is best to angle the s p eake r s towa r ds the listening
p osition. The angle de p ends on the size of the r oom.
Use less of an angle fo r bigge r r ooms.
• Su rr ound and su rr ound back s p eake r s should be
p ositioned 60 cm to 90 cm (2 ft. to 3 ft.) highe r than
you r ea r s and tilted slightly downwa r d. Make su r e the
s p eake r s don’t face each othe r . Fo r DVD-Audio, the
s p eake r s should be mo r e di r ectly behind the listene r
than fo r home theate r p layback.
• T r y not to p lace the su rr ound s p eake r s fa r the r away
f r om the listening p osition than the f r ont and cente r
s p eake r s. Doing so can weaken the su rr ound sound
effect.
Connecting the speakers
Each s p eake r connection on the r eceive r com pr ises a
p ositive (+) and negative (–) te r minal. Make su r e to
match these u p with the te r minals on the s p eake r s
themselves.
CAUTION
• These s p eake r te r minals ca rr y HAZARDOUS LIVE
voltage . To pr event the r isk of elect r ic shock when
connecting o r disconnecting the s p eake r cables,
disconnect the p owe r co r d befo r e touching any
uninsulated p a r ts.
• Make su r e that all the ba r e s p eake r wi r e is twisted
togethe r and inse r ted fully into the s p eake r te r minal.
If any of the ba r e s p eake r wi r e touches the back p anel
it may cause the p owe r to cut off as a safety measu r e.
Bare wire connections
1 Twist exposed wire strands together. (fig. A)
2 Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire.
(fig. B)
3 Tighten terminal. (fig. C)
Banana plug connections
If you want to use s p eake r cables te r minated with banana
p lugs, sc r ew the s p eake r te r minal fully shut, then p lug
the banana p lug into the end of the s p eake r te r minal.
Important
• Please r efe r to the manual that came with you r
s p eake r s fo r details on how to connect the othe r end
of the s p eake r cables to you r s p eake r s.
• Use an RCA cable to connect the subwoofe r . It is not
p ossible to connect using s p eake r cables.
CAUTION
• Make su r e that all s p eake r s a r e secu r ely installed.
This not only im pr oves sound quality, but also
r educes the r isk of damage o r inju r y r esulting f r om
s p eake r s being knocked ove r o r falling in the event of
exte r nal shocks such as ea r thquakes.
fig. A fig. B fig. C
10 mm (
3
/
8
in.)
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