Installing your speaker system, Single), 02 connecting your equipment – Pioneer VSX-LX55 User Manual
Page 10: Bi-amping your speakers, Standard surround connection, Caution
Bi-amping your speakers
Bi-amping is when you connect the high frequency driver and low frequency driver of your speakers
to different amplifiers for better crossover performance. Your speakers must be bi-ampable to do
this (having separate terminals for high and low) and the sound improvement will depend on the
kind of speakers you’re using.
RS-232C
ZONE 2
L
R
IN
IN
IN
IN
DVR/BDR
OUT
OUT
ZONE 3
OUT
TV/SAT VIDEO
IN
CD
DVD
OUT 1
(CONTROL)
OUT 2
PRE OUT
SUBWOOFER
1
2
COMPONENT VIDEO
Y
P
B
P
R
ASSIGNABLE
MONITOR
OUT
(DVD)
IN
1
(DVR/
BDR)
IN
2
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND SURR BACK FH / FW
(
CD)
(
DVD)
COAXIAL
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
IN
1
IN
2
(
DVR/BDR)
(
TV/SAT)
OPTICAL
IN
1
IN
2
IN
3
OUT
(
VIDEO)
(OUTPUT 5 V
0.1 A MAX)
ADAPTER PORT
EXTENSION
DC OUTPUT
for WIRELESS LAN
(10/100)
LAN
(OUTPUT
5 V
0.6 A MAX)
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L(Single)
(Single)
SPEAKERS
FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE /
B
A
AC IN
FM UNBAL 75
AM LOOP
ANTENNA
(OUTPUT 5 V
150 mA MAX)
CONTROL
IR
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
1
IN
2
2
1
12 V TRIGGER
(OUTPUT 12 V
TOTAL 150 mA MAX)
VIDEO
AUDIO
MONITOR
OUT
HDMI
BD IN
(VIDEO)
IN
1
IN
2
IN
4
IN
5
IN
6
(DVD)
(DVR/BDR)
ASSIGNABLE
1 6
High
Low
High
Low
Front right
Front left
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
Subwoofer 1
Subwoofer 2
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
Center
Surround right
Surround left
CAUTION
! Most speakers with both High and Low terminals have two metal plates that connect the High
to the Low terminals. These must be removed when you are bi-amping the speakers or you could
severely damage the amplifier. See your speaker manual for more information.
! If your speakers have a removable crossover network, make sure you do not remove it for bi-amping.
Doing so may damage your speakers.
En
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02
Connecting your equipment
Installing your speaker system
At the very least, front left and right speakers only are necessary. Note that your 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).
Standard surround connection
RS-232C
ZONE 2
L
R
IN
IN
IN
IN
DVR/BDR
OUT
OUT
ZONE 3
OUT
TV/SAT VIDEO
IN
CD
DVD
OUT 1
(CONTROL)
OUT 2
PRE OUT
SUBWOOFER
1
2
COMPONENT VIDEO
Y
P
B
P
R
ASSIGNABLE
MONITOR
OUT
(DVD)
IN
1
(DVR/
BDR)
IN
2
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND SURR BACK FH / FW
(
CD)
(
DVD)
COAXIAL
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
IN
1
IN
2
(
DVR/BDR)
(
TV/SAT)
OPTICAL
IN
1
IN
2
IN
3
OUT
(
VIDEO)
(OUTPUT 5 V
0.1 A MAX)
ADAPTER PORT
EXTENSION
DC OUTPUT
for WIRELESS LAN
(10/100)
LAN
(OUTPUT
5 V
0.6 A MAX)
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L(Single)
(Single)
SPEAKERS
FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE /
B
A
AC IN
FM UNBAL 75
AM LOOP
ANTENNA
(OUTPUT 5 V
150 mA MAX)
CONTROL
IR
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
1
IN
2
2
1
12 V TRIGGER
(OUTPUT 12 V
TOTAL 150 mA MAX)
VIDEO
AUDIO
MONITOR
OUT
HDMI
BD IN
(VIDEO)
IN
1
IN
2
IN
4
IN
5
IN
6
(DVD)
(DVR/BDR)
ASSIGNABLE
1 6
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
LINE LEVEL
INPUT
The front height terminals can also be used for the front wide and Speaker B speakers.
Front height setting
Front height right
Front height left
Front wide setting
Front wide right
Front wide left
Speaker B setting
Speaker B - right
Speaker B - left
Front right
Center
Subwoofer 2
Subwoofer 1
Front left
The surround back terminals can also be used for ZONE 2.
Surround left
5.2 ch surround setting
Not connected
Not connected
6.2 ch surround setting
Not connected
Surround back
7.2 ch surround setting
Surround back right
Surround back left
ZONE 2 setting
ZONE 2 - Right
ZONE 2 - Left
Surround right