Pioneer VSX-37TX - Manual (Page 13)

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PREP
ARA
TION
Digital Connections
In order to use Dolby Digital/DTS soundtracks which are at the heart of home theater you need to make
digital audio connections. You can do this by either a coaxial or an optical connection (you don’t need to do
both). The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some digital components only
have one type of digital terminal, it is a matter of matching like with like (for example, the coaxial out from
the component to coaxial in on the receiver). The VSX-37TX/36TX has two coaxial and three optical inputs
for a total of five digital inputs. For the VSX-37TX, A DVD/LD player or LD player should be connected to a
digital jack and the special 2 RF jack (if the LD has one) as well as a pair of analog jacks (see the next
page). If possible hook up your digital equipment in accordance with this receiver's default settings, see
"Digital Input Assignment", below left, in order to do this. We also recommend hooking up your digital
components to analog audio jacks in order to make recording from some digital sources which may be
copy protected.
Connect your digital components as shown below.
There are two optical digital out jacks (the MD recorder is connected to one in the diagram below). If you
connect this to the optical input on a digital recorder (currently these include MD, DAT and CD-R) you can
make direct digital recordings with this unit.
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from
the AC outlet.
*The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal.
CD
IN
SURR-
OUND
SUB
WOOFER
CENTER
FRONT
MULTI CH IN
SURR-
OUND
R L
R L
R L
R L
R L (Single)
R
R
L
L
R
L
R L
FRONT
AUDIO
SUB
WOOFER
PRE OUT
CENTER
COMPONENT VIDEO
DVD/LD
IN
TV/SAT
IN
Y
P B
P R
MONITOR
OUT
MONITOR
OUT
MONITOR
OUT
P B
P R
Y
MULTI CH IN
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
BACK
PRE OUT
DVD /
LD
IN
S2 VIDEO VIDEO
VIDEO AUDIO
IN
TV /
SAT
IN
IN
OUT
IN
VCR1 /
DVR
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
VCR2
OUT
IN
CONTROL MULTI-ROOM
&
SOURCE
IN
OUT
MD /
TAPE1/
CD-R
PLAY
REC
TAPE2
MONITOR
PLAY
REC
PCM/
2 /
DTS
DIGITAL
IN 5 IN 4 IN 3 2 RF IN
(AC-3)
IN 2 IN 1
IN
PHONO
FM UNBAL
75‰
FM
ANTENNA
AM LOOP
ANTENNA
OUT OUT 2 1
MULTI-
ROOM
&
SOURCE
OUT
REMOTE
IN
MD recorder
OUTPUT
(PLAY)
INPUT
(REC)
DIGITAL
TV tuner
DVD player
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
CD player
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
7 Coaxial cords/Optical cables
Commercially available digital audio coaxial
cords (standard video cords can also be
used) or optical cables (not supplied) are
used to connect digital components to this
receiver.
When you use optical digital input or output
terminals, pull off the caps and insert the
plugs. Be sure to insert completely.
Coaxial cord
(or standard video cord) Optical cable
Connecting Your Equipment
VSX-37TX
(for VSX-36TX DVD Player hook
up see p.14)
(not a PCM-only output)