Pioneer VSA-AX10 - Manual (Page 19)

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Connecting Your Equipment
Connecting Video Components
Connect your video components to the jacks as shown on the following page. Regarding a DVD there are
two types of connections to make, video and audio.
Hook up your video signal with either component video, S video or composite video cords (the quality
descends in this order). See "Video Converter" on previous page.
For the audio signal, in order to use digital soundtracks like Dolby Digital, MPEG or DTS you must hook up
a digital input, with either a coaxial or optical cord (see p.24 & 25). It is also a good idea to hook up your
components with analog audio connections as well, since some DVDs may not output a digital audio
track. A DVD/LD player or LD player requires a specialized 2 RF connection (shown at the very top of the
first diagram below) to cover the all possible soundtracks on laser discs.
If you want to record from your DVD player composite (or S video) cord connections and analog audio
connections are necessary.
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from
the AC outlet.
Instructions for using the i.LINK interface are explained on pages 29-31.
Connecting a DVD, DVD/LD or LD player
Hook up your audio signal with either a coaxial or optical digital cords (you don't need to do both). For
DVD/LD or LD players, if your player has a 2 RF output hook up the 2 RF connection as well (with a
coaxial cord). This will ensure you can use all LDs (see below & p.24). If you hook up your DVD/LD player
using component video cable connections you might need to setup your DVD player for component video
output as well. See your DVD manual for details. If you have a DVD-A or SACD compatible player with
multi channel analog output, see "Connecting to the Multi Channel Analog Inputs" on page 23.
We recommand you hook up your audio with analog connections as well.
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from
the AC outlet.
memo • If your digital connections are different than the default settings you will need to assign
the digital jacks to the proper component(s) with the "Assigning the Digital Inputs"
procedure. See page 85 to do this.
• If you use component video cords to hook up any of your equipment you must assign
those inputs with the "Assigning the Component Video Inputs" procedure. See page 86
to do this.
R L
VCR1
/DVR
OUT
DVD
/LD
IN
TV
IN
SAT
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
OUT
IN
IN
IN
VCR2
OUT
IN
VCR3
OUT
IN
OUT
MONITOR
OUT
MONITOR
OUT
PHONO
CD
OUT
PLAY
PLAY
IN
IN
IN
IN
R
R L
R L
1 2
R L
R L
R L
R L
R L
L AUDIO
S400
AUDIO
FRONT
FRONT
CENTER
CENTER
SUB W.
SUB W.
SUR-
ROUND
SUR-
ROUND
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
(Single)
(Single)
(Single)
1
OUT
2
OUT
(CD-R/
TAPE1
/MD)
CD-R/
TAPE1
/MD
TAPE2
MONITOR
(VCR2)
(VCR1
/DVR)
(CD)
(TV)
2 RF (DVD
/LD)
(For LD)
(SAT)
4
IN
5
IN
6
IN
7
IN
3 IN
2 IN
(DVD
/LD) 1 IN
IN
REC
OUT
REC
POWER
AMP
IN
MULTI CH INPUT
DIGITAL
(AUDIO) IN
CONTROL
AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO
PCM/2DIGITAL
/DTS/MPEG
TUNER
IN
FRONT
CENTER
SUR-
ROUND
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
(Single)
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
AC IN
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SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
RS-232C
·
·
ª
ª
Å
AC OUTLET
Y
Y
P B
P R
P B
P R
P B
P R
P B
P R
2
IN
1
IN
3
IN
Y Y
MONITOR
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
ASSIGNABLE
PRE OUT
ASSIGNABLE
DVD/LD player
or LD player
1
2 3
DIGITAL OUT
(AC-3)(LD)
RF OUT 2
COMPO-
NENT
VIDEO
OUT
VIDEO
S-VIDEO P B
Y
P R
STEREO
L
R
ANALOG
(not a PCM-only output)
*The arrows indicate the direction of the signal.
It is only necessary
to make one of the
three possible
VIDEO connections
(see "Video
Converter" on p.18).
LD player only