Pioneer VSX-521: Connecting the speakers
Connecting the speakers: Pioneer VSX-521
Table of contents
- IMPORTANT VENTILATION CAUTION
- Information for users on collection and disposal of old equipment and used batteries
- Contents
- Before you start Checking what’s in the box Loading the batteries Flow of settings on the receiver
- Remote control
- Connecting your equipment Hints on the speaker placement Placing the speakers
- Connecting the speakers
- Making cable connections
- Analog audio cables Digital audio cables Video cables About video outputs connection
- Connecting a TV and playback components Connecting using HDMI
- Connecting your component with no HDMI terminal Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box
- Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, Blu-ray Disc recorder and other video sources Using the component video jacks
- Connecting other audio components Using external antennas Connecting antennas To improve FM reception To improve AM reception
- Plugging in the receiver
- Basic Setup Canceling the demo display Automatically setting up for surround sound (MCACC)
- Other problems when using the Auto MCACC setup
- Basic playback Playing a source Listening in surround sound
- Listening to the radio
Connecting your equipment
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.
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.
Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to the AC power source.
Bare wire connections
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CAUTION
Front speaker terminals:
1
Twist exposed wire strands together.
2
Loosen terminal and insert exposed wire.
3
Tighten terminal.
Center and surround speaker terminals:
1
Twist exposed wire strands together.
2
Push open the tabs and insert exposed
wire.
3
Release the tabs.
• 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.
• 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.
Connect the surround back or front height speakers
Connect the PRE OUT SURR BACK/FRONT HEIGHT outputs of the unit and additional
amplifier to add a surround back or front height speaker.
• The Pre Out setting must be set if the above connections are performed. Select
SURR.BACK if the surround back speaker is connected and HEIGHT if the front height
speaker is connected (If neither the surround back speaker nor the front height speaker is
connected, either setting will suffice) (see The Pre Out Setting on Operating Instructions in
CD-ROM).
• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channel pre-outs for a single
speaker as well. In this case plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single)) terminal only.
12 3
10 mm
12 3
10 mm
HDMI
DVR/BDR IN
DVD IN
BD IN VIDEO IN
OUT
COAXIAL
IN
OPTICAL
IN
1
IN
1
2
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
(
CD
)
(
TV/SAT
)
(
CD-R/TAPE
)
VIDEO
AUDIO
SURR BACK/
DVR/BDR
CD-R/TAPE
FRONT HEIGHT
L
ADAPTER PORT
MONITOR
TV/SAT
BD
(
Single
)
OUT
(
OUTPUT 5
V
IN
IN
OUT
PRE OUT
0.1 A MAX
)
R
ANTENNA
FM
DVR/
CD
UNBAL
BDR
75
L
AM LOOP
OUT
IN
DVD IN
IN IN
FRONT
RL
IN
1
CENTER
SURROUND
(
DVD
)
R
RL
ASSIGNABLE
IN
2
L
(
DVR/
BDR
)
IN
IN
R
MONITOR
SUBWOOFER
OUT
YP
B PR
TV/SAT
BD
DVD
COMPONENT
VIDEO
PRE OUT
SPEAKERS
A
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
RL
ANALOG
AUDIO IN
SPEAKER R SPEAKER L
Front right
Front left
Subwoofer
Center
Surround right
Surround left
Surround back or
front height speakers
Right
Left
Surround back or front height
channel amplifier
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