Pioneer VSX-1018AH-S - Manual (Page 55)

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Connecting the multichannel analog
inputs
For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may
have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending
on whether your player supports surround back
channels). 1 Make sure that the player is set to output
multichannel analog audio.
1 Connect the front, surround, center and subwoofer
outputs on your DVD player to the corresponding
MULTI CH IN jack on this receiver.
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the
connections.
2 If your DVD player also has outputs for surround
back channels, connect these to the corresponding
MULTI CH IN jacks on this receiver.
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the
connections.
• If there is a single surround back output, connect it to
the SURROUND BACK L (Single) jack on this
receiver.
Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as
above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs
for surround sound playback. 2
1 Make sure you have set the playback source to the
proper output setting.
For example, you might need to set your DVD player to
output multichannel analog audio.
2 Press MULTI CH IN on the front panel to turn the
multi-channel input on.
• Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the
analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be
too low. In this case, the output level of the subwoofer
can be increased by 10 dB in the Multi Ch In Setup in
Other Setup. For details, see
Multi Channel Input
Setup on page 67.
Speaker B setup
Caution
• Before making or changing the connections, switch off
the power and disconnect the power cord from the
power outlet. Plugging in components should be the
last connection you make with your system.
• Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker
wires from different terminals.
• You can use speakers with a nominal impedance
between 6
Ω to 16 Ω (please see Switching the
speaker impedance on page 72 if you plan to use
speakers with an impedance of less than 8
Ω).
After selecting Speaker B in Surround back speaker
setting on page 41, you can use the speakers connected
to the (surround back) B speaker terminals on the rear
panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. See
Switching the speaker system below for the listening
options with this setup.
1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back
speaker terminals on the rear panel.
Connect them the same way you connected your
speakers in
Installing your speaker system on page 20.
Make sure to review Placing the speakers on page 21
when placing the speakers in another room.
2 Select ‘Speaker B’ from the Surround Back System
menu.
See
Surround back speaker setting on page 41 to do this.
Switching the speaker system
If you selected Speaker B in Surround back speaker
setting on page 41, three speaker system settings are
possible using the
SPEAKERS button. If you selected
Normal or Front Bi-Amp, the button will simply switch
your main speaker system on or off. The options below
are for the Speaker B setting only. 3
Note
1 To listen to multichannel analog audio you’ll need to select MULTI CH IN (see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs below for more on this).
2 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.
• You can’t listen to your speaker B system during playback from the multichannel inputs.
• With
MULTI CH IN inputs, it is possible to play pictures simultaneously. For details, see Multi Channel Input Setup on page 67.
MASTER
VOLUME
VSX-1018AH AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
TV SAT DVR 1/DVR 2 VIDEO HDMI CD CD-R iPod USB MULTI CH IN
HDMI DIGITAL PRECISION PROCESSING ADVANCED MCACC
FM/AM
ME X STANDARD
SURROUND ADVANCED
SURROUND STEREO/ A.L.C.
ST + ST – SPEAKERS OFF
MCACC SETUP MIC iPod DIRECT USB DIGITAL IN AUDIO R L VIDEO VIDEO INPUT
iPod USB MULTI CH IN M/AM
MCACC
SETUP MIC
iPod DIRECT
USB DIGITAL IN
3 • The subwoofer output depends on the settings you made in Manual speaker setup on page 47. However, if SP B is selected above, no sound is heard
from the subwoofer (the LFE channel is not downmixed).
• Depending on the settings in Surround back speaker setting on page 41 output from the surround back pre-out terminals may change.
• All speaker systems (except Speaker B connections) are switched off when headphones are connected.
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