Connecting The Speakers - Pioneer VSX-817-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual

03 Connecting up

Connecting the speakers

A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown here but everyone's home
setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below.
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.
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.
(please see Switching the speaker impedance on page 65 if you plan to use speakers with an
impedance of less than 8 Ω).
Front speakers
L
OPT
(TV/ SAT)
OPT
(CD)
ASSIGNABLE
DIGITAL IN
XM
IN
ASSIGNABLE
DIGITAL IN
COAX
(DVR/VCR)
COAX
(DVD/LD)
Powered subwoofer
Caution
• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted together and inserted fully into the speaker
terminal. Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver.
Note
1 If you're not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 40) to LARGE.
2 If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect it to the surround back left (L) terminal.
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You can use speakers with a nominal impedance between 6 Ω to 16 Ω
Center speaker
R C
AUX
IN
FM UNBAL
Ω
75
IN
CD MONITOR OUT
2
R
DVR /
IN
VCR
AM
LOOP
1
OUT
ANTENNA
OUT
VIDEO
IN
DVR /
OUT VCR
TV /
IN
S
IN SAT
TV /
IN
SAT P
DVD
MONITOR
/LD IN
OUT
E
IN FRONT
D V D
5.1CH DVD
A
SUB
INPUT
2 PLAY
/LD
WOOFER
IN
CD-R IN K
PREOUT
IN
S-VIDEO
/ TAPE
/ MD
E
1
R
REC
OUT
L
AUDIO
S
SW
INPUT
Surround speakers
LS RS
CEN- SUB
WOOFER
TER
SIRIUS IN
(DVR/VCR) IN 3
(DVD/LD) IN 1
ASSIGNABLE
Y P P Y P P
B R B R
SURROUND L
DVD 5.1CH INPUT
COMPONENT VIDEO (TV/SAT) 2
MONITOR OUT IN
FRONT SURROUND CENTER SURROUND BACK
R L R L R
A
Surround back speakers
SBL
SBR
AC OUTLET
L
B
1
The receiver