Pioneer VSX-2020-K - Manual (Page 12)

Connecting your equipment 02
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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.
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.
Bi-wiring your speakers
Your speakers can also be bi-wired if they support bi-
amping.
• With these connections, the Speaker System setting
makes no difference.
• To bi-wire a speaker, connect two speaker cords to
the speaker terminal on the receiver.
CAUTION
• Don’t connect different speakers from the same
terminal in this way.
• When bi-wiring as well, heed the cautions for bi-
amping shown at the left.
RS-232C
HDMI
SPEAKERS
ASSIGNABLE
COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE OPTICAL ASSIGNABLE
MONITOR
OUT
IN
Y
P R Y
CD-R/TAPE
ANTENNA
FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP
AC IN
IN
CD
VIDEO
MONITOR
AUDIO
IN OUT
OUT
ZONE2
OUT
ZONE3
OUT
DVD
IN
TV/SAT
IN
VIDEO
IN
DVR/BDR
OUT IN
P B
P R P B
1
IN BD
IN 1
IN
2
IN
3
OUT 1 (CONTROL) OUT 2
A B R L R L R L(Single) SURROUND BACK SURROUND CENTER FRONT
R
R
L
L
FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE/
1 4
(DVD)
IN 1
(DVD)
IN 1
(TV/SAT)
IN 2
(DVR/BDR)
IN OUT
FRONT CENTER SURROUND SURR BACK
(Single)
FH/FW
3
(VIDEO)
IN 2
(CD)
IN 2
(DVR/BDR)
CONTROL
EXTENSION
IR
12 V TRIGGER
IN
IN IN
OUT
OUT 1 2
1
2
(OUTPUT 12 V
TOTAL 150 mA MAX)
SUBWOOFER
IN
4 LAN (10/100) (OUTPUT 5 V
100 mA MAX)
ADAPTER PORT
PRE OUT
(OUTPUT
5 V
150 mA
MAX)
High
Low
High
Low
Front left
Subwoofer
Center
Surround right
Front right
Surround left
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
Bi-amp compatible
speaker
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