Pioneer 920 User Manual

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• Your favorite speaker connections can be 

selected even if you have fewer than 5.1 
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 Auto MCACC (speaker environment 
setting) procedure. 
See Automatically setting up for surround 
sound (MCACC) on page 31.

Refer to the chart below for placement of 
speakers you intend to connect.

• 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, we recommend placing the 
surround speaker right beside you.

• If you intend to connect only one surround 

back speakers, 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.

Where you put your speakers in the room has 
a big effect on the quality of the sound. The 
following guidelines should help you to get the 
best sound from your system.

• The subwoofer can be placed on the floor. 

Ideally, the other speakers should be at 
about ear-level when you’re listening to 
them. Putting the speakers on the floor 
(except the subwoofer), or mounting them 
very high on a wall is not recommended.

• For the best stereo effect, place the front 

speakers 2 m to 3 m (6 ft. to 9 ft.) apart, at 
equal distance from the TV.

• If you’re going to place speakers around 

your CRT TV, use shielded speakers or 
place the speakers at a sufficient distance 
from your CRT TV.

• If you’re using a center speaker, place the 

front speakers at a wider angle. If not, 
place them at a narrower angle.

• Place the center speaker above or below 

the TV so that the sound of the center 
channel is localized at the TV screen. Also, 
make sure the center speaker does not 
cross the line formed by the leading edge 
of the front left and right speakers. 

• It is best to angle the speakers towards the 

listening position. The angle depends on 
the size of the room. Use less of an angle 
for bigger rooms.

• Surround and surround back speakers 

should be positioned 60 cm to 90 cm (2 ft. 
to 3 ft.) higher than your ears and titled 
slight downward. Make sure the speakers 
don’t face each other. For DVD-Audio, the 
speakers should be more directly behind 
the listener than for home theater 
playback.

• If the surround speakers cannot be set 

directly to the side of the listening position 
with a 7.1-channel system, the surround 
effect can be enhanced by turning off the 
Up Mix function (see Setting the Up Mix 
function on page 40).

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