Connecting Your Equipment; Hints On Speaker Placement - Pioneer VSX-D409 Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting Your Equipment
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m Speaker terminals
3 Twist exposed wire 2 Loosen speaker 3 Tighten terminal
strands together. terminal and insert
exposed wire.
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10 mm
Use good quality speaker wire to connect the speakers to the 4z
receiver.
1 Twist around 10 mm of bare wire strands together.
2.Unclip the speaker terminal and insert the wire. pI ®
3 Snap shut the speaker terminal to secure. ye
Hints on speaker placement |
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Speakers are usually designed with a particular placement in mind. Some are designed to be floorstanding, while
others should be placed on stands to sound their best. Some should be placed near a wall; others should be
places away from walis. Follow the guidelines on placement that the speaker manufacturer provided with your
particular speakers to get the most out of them.
« Pizce the front left and right speakers at equal To achieve the best possible surround sound, install
neces from the TV. your speakers as shown below. Be sure all speakers
¢ \Anen placing speakers near the TV, we are installed securely to prevent accidents and
recommend using magnetically shielded speakers improve sound quality.
te orevent possible interference, such as
discoloration of the picture when the TV is Overhead view of speaker set up
switched on. If you do not have magnetically
shielded speakers and notice discoloration of the
TV picture, move the speakers farther away from
the TV.
ll the center speaker above or below the TV
so that the sound of the center channel is
localized at the TV screen.
Front Front
Left Center Right
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CAUTION!
lf you choose to install the center speaker on
top of the TV, be sure to secure it with putty,
or by other suitable means, to reduce the risk
of damage or Injury resulting from the speaker
falling from the TV in the event of external
shocks such as earthquakes.
Surround Surround
Left Right
Listening
Position
* I oossible, install the surround speakers slightly
edove ear level.
* Try not to install the surround speakers farther
away from the listening position than the front
speakers. Doing so can weaken the surround
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