Pioneer VSX-827-S: Connecting up Connecting the speakers

Connecting up Connecting the speakers: Pioneer VSX-827-S

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 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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