Pioneer SC-LX85 - Manual (Page 17)

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03 Connecting your equipment
[G] 5.2 channel surround system & ZONE
2/ZONE 3 connection (Multi Zone)
! Speaker System setting: 5.1ch + ZONE 2+3
With these connections you can simultaneously
enjoy 5.2-channel surround sound in the main
zone with stereo playback on another compo-
nent in ZONE 2 and ZONE3. (The selection of
input devices is limited.)
L
L
R
R
Main zone
Sub zone
ZONE 2
L
R
ZONE 3
C
SW 1
SW 2
SL
SR
[H] 5.2 channel surround system & Speaker
B Bi-amping connection
SC-LX85 only
! Speaker System setting:
5.1ch + SP-B Bi-Amp
With these connections you can simultaneously
enjoy 5.2-channel surround sound in the main
zone with stereo playback of the same sound
on the B speakers. The B speakers can be bi-
amped to achieve high quality sound.
The speakers from which sound is output can
be switched using the SPEAKERS button. For
details, see Switching the speaker terminals on
page 61.
SL
L
R
SR
C
SW 1
SW 2
L
R
Speaker B Bi-Amp
[I] 5.2 channel surround system & Front
and Surround Bi-amping connection (High
quality surround)
SC-LX85 only
! Speaker System setting:
5.1ch F+Surr Bi-Amp
Bi-amping connection of the front and surround
speakers for high sound quality with 5.2-chan-
nel surround sound.
L
R
SL
SR
Front Bi-Amp
Surround Bi-Amp
SW 1
SW 2
C
[J] 5.2 channel surround system & Front
and Center Bi-amping connection (High
quality surround)
SC-LX85 only
! Speaker System setting: 5.1ch F+C Bi-Amp
Bi-amping connection of the front and center
speakers for high sound quality with 5.2-chan-
nel surround sound.
L
R
SL
SR
Front Bi-Amp
Center
Bi-Amp
SW 1
SW 2
C
Other speaker connections
! Your favorite speaker connections can be
selected even if you have fewer than 5.2
speakers (except front left/right speakers).
! When not connecting a subwoofer, connect
speakers with low frequency reproduction
capabilities to the front channel. (The
subwoofer’s low frequency component
is played from the front speakers, so the
speakers could be damaged.)
! After connecting, be sure to conduct the
Full Auto MCACC (speaker environment
setting) procedure. See Automatically
conducting optimum sound tuning (Full Auto
MCACC) on page 34.
Placing the speakers
Refer to the chart below for placement of the
speakers you intend to connect.
L
SW 2 SW 1
C
FHL
FWL
SL
SBL SBR SB
SR
FWR
R
FHR
30 30
60 60
60
120 120
! Place the surround speakers at 120º from
the center. If you, (1) use the surround
back speaker, and, (2) don’t use the front
height speakers / front wide speakers, we
recommend placing the surround speaker
right beside you.
! If you intend to connect only one surround
back speaker, place it directly behind you.
! Place the left and right front height speakers
at least one meter directly above the left and
right front speakers.
THX speaker system setup
If you are using a THX certified subwoofer, use
the THX INPUT jack on the subwoofer (if your
subwoofer has one) or switch the filter position
to THX on your subwoofer.
See also THX Audio Setting on page 89 to make
the settings that will give you the best sound
experience when using the Home THX modes
(page 46).