2
Connecting up
Connecting the speakers
The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using
at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best for surround sound.
To achieve the best possible surround sound, install your speakers as shown below.
5.1 channel surorund system:
After installing the speakers, connect them as shown below.
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
HDMI
VIDEO
R
L
AUDIO
PRE OUT
SPEAKERS
ANTENNA
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
LAN
(10/100)
DVD
IN
SAT/CBL
IN
MONITOR
OUT
DVD
SAT/CBL ANALOG IN
IN
R
L
PRE OUT
SURR BACK/
FRONT HEIGHT
IN
DVD
GAME
VIDEO
BD
SAT/CBL
DVR/BDR
(CD)
(Single)
(TV)
IN
1
IN
1
(CD)
OUT
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
1
FM UNBAL
75
CAUTION:
ATTENTION:
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE ENCEINTE D’IMPEDANCE DE
6 -16 .
6 -16 .
AM LOOP
SURROUND
CENTER
FRONT
R
L
R
L
A
SUB WOOFER
1
(
OUTPUT 5 V
0.1 A MAX
)
ADAPTER PORT
SPEAKERS
A
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
OUT
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
CAUTION:
ATTENTION:
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE ENCEINTE D’IMPEDANCE DE
6 -16 .
6 -16 .
P
SURROUND
CENTER
FRONT
R
L
R
L
A
(
OUTPUT 5 V
0.1 A MAX
)
ADAPTER PORT
PRE OUT
SUB WOOFER
L
– Front Left
C
– Center
R
– Front Right
SL
– Surround Left
SR
– Surround Right
SW
– Subwoofer
• In addition, surround back speakers, front
height speakers or Speaker B
(VSX-827
only)
can also be connected.
“Connect the surround back or front
height speakers”
on page 11
(VSX-422)
/
page 12
(VSX-827/VSX-527)
Connecting the speaker cables
Make sure you connect the speaker on
the right to the right (
R
) terminal and the
speaker on the left to the left (
L
) terminal.
Also make sure the positive and negative
(
+/–
) terminals on the receiver match those
on the speakers.
CAUTION
• Before making or changing
connections, switch off the
power and
disconnect the power cord from the AC
outlet.
• These speaker terminals carry
HAZARDOUS LIVE
voltage. To prevent
the risk of electric shock when
connecting or disconnecting the
speaker cables, disconnect the power
cord before touching any uninsulated
parts.
1
Twist exposed wire strands together.
2
Loosen terminal and insert exposed
wire.
3
Tighten terminal.
1
2
3
10 mm
Connect the wires to the B-Speaker terminals
of VSX-827 and the center and surround speaker
terminals of VSX-422 as shown below:
1
Twist exposed wire strands together.
2
Push open the tabs and insert exposed
wire.
3
Release the tabs.
1
2
3
10 mm
R
SL
L
SW
C
SR
Subwoofer (
SW
)
Front Right (
R
)
Surround Right
(
SR
)
Surround Left
(
SL
)
Front Left (
L
)
Center (
C
)
VSX-527
The type of center and surround speaker terminals for VSX-422 is different from this diagram.
You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6
Ω
and 16
Ω
.
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