Installing Your Speaker System; Connecting The Speakers - Pioneer 7.1 VSX-AX2AV-S Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting your equipment

Installing your speaker system

To take full advantage of the receiver's surround sound
capabilities connect front, center, surround and
surround back speakers, as well as a subwoofer.
Although this is ideal, other configurations with fewer
speakers—no subwoofer or no center speaker, or even
no surround speakers—will work. At the very least, front
left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your
Subwoofer
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
/REC SEL
OUT1
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
ROOM2(ZONE2)
IN
OUT2
S400
IR
USB
AUDIO
12 V TRIGGER
IN
(AUDIO)
1
IN1
(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
(SAT)
ROOM2
S400
IN2
(ZONE2)
(DVR/
HDMI IN1
VCR 1)
IN1
Y
IN3
(DVR/
VCR 2)
IN4 P
B
(CD-R)
1–4
IN2
ASSIGNA-
BLE P
R
1–2
IN1
(DVD/
IN2
LD)
Y
OUT
IN2
(CD)
P
B
P
R
ASSIGNABLE
DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO
VSX-AX4AVi
Surround
left

Connecting the speakers

Each speaker connection on the receiver comprises a
positive (+) and negative (–) terminal. Make sure to
match these up with the terminals on the speakers
themselves.
Front
left
Center
AUDIO
ANTENNA
PHONO
FM UNBAL 75Ω AM LOOP
IN
MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
OUT OUT
R ROOM2(ZONE2) L SUB W.
CD
OUT IN
DVD/
2
LD
IN1
IN
OUT
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
TV
MONITOR IN
IN2
OUT
CD-R/
OUT TAPE
IN1(DVD/LD)
SAT
Y
IN2(TV) IN
IN
1–2 R L
ASSIGNABLE FR FL iPod
VIDEO1/
P
B GAME1
IN
SUB W. CENTER
P OUT
R
SUR-
DVR/
ROUND
VCR 1
IN3 IN3
Y IN
R L
P OUT
B
DVR/
R L
SURROUND
VCR 2
BACK
P IN
R MULTI CH
IN
OUT IN
R L
S - VIDEO VIDEO
1–3
CONTROL
VIDEO AUDIO
Surround
back left
main surround speakers should always be connected as
a pair, but you can connect just one surround back
speaker if you like (it must be connected to the left
surround back terminal). You can use speakers with a
nominal impedance between 6–16Ω (please see
Switching the speaker impedance on page 65 if you plan
to use speakers with an impedance of less than 8Ω).
Front
right
PRE OUT
R L
FRONT
CENTER
SUR-
ROUND
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
(Single)
R L
SPEAKERS
IN
A FRONT CENTER SURROUND
R L R L
RS-232C
Surround
Surround
back right
Caution
• Make sure that all the bare speaker wire is twisted
together and inserted fully into the speaker terminal.
If any of the bare speaker wire touches the back panel
it may cause the power to cut off as a safety measure.
CAUTION
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.
AC IN
AC OUTLET
SURROUND BACK /
B
R L
(Single)
SELECTABLE
right
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