Pioneer VSX-37TX, VSX-36TX Video Components, Connecting DVD/LD players, Connecting VCRs or DVRs

Connecting Your Equipment

Video Components

Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below. Regarding a DVD there are two types of connections to make. Hook up your video signal with either component video, S-video, or composite video cords (the quality descends in this order) but remember, the video component you are watching and your TV must be hooked up with same type of video cord or you won't be able to see the picture. For the audio signal, order to use Dolby Digital/DTS you must hook up a digital input. It is also a good idea to hook up your DVD components with analog audio connections as well, since some DVDs may not have a digital audio track. To cover all possible laser discs a DVD/LD player or LD player requires an analog connection and two digital connections (a coaxial or optical and a specialized 2RF connection (for the VSX-37TX only) shown at the very top of the first diagram below). Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.

PREPARATION

*The arrows indicate the direction of the video signal.

Connecting DVD/LD players

VSX-37TX

2RF OUT (LD)

LD player only

											AUDIO
										R	L
										PCM/	DVD /
										2/	LD
2RF IN	IN	1	IN 2	IN	3	IN	4	IN	5	DTS/	IN
(AC-3)			SURR-		PRE OUT					DIGITAL
			OUND								TV /
			R					L			SAT
									MULTI CH IN		IN
			FRONT
OUT	1	OUT 2						L		L	IN
			R								VCR1 /
FM UNBAL										FRONT
75‰											DVR
			CENTER					SUB		R	OUT
FM							WOOFER
ANTENNA			PLAY							L	IN
			TAPE2							SURR-	VCR2
			MONITOR
										OUND
			REC							R	OUT
			CD								PLAY
			IN								MD /
										CENTER	TAPE1/
			MULTI-								CD-R
			ROOM								REC
			&
			SOURCE	R			L			SUB
AM LOOP			OUT			AUDIO				WOOFER	PHONO
ANTENNA
											IN
										R	L

VIDEO				COMPONENT VIDEO
VIDEO	S2 VIDEO		DVD/LD		TV/SAT
			IN		IN
IN				Y
IN				PB
IN				PR
					MONITOR
OUT				Y	OUT
IN				PB
OUT				PR
MONITOR			MULTI CH IN
OUT				SURROUND
			R	BACK	L
MONITOR
OUT	IN
OUT
REMOTE
IN		R			L (Single)
MULTI-ROOM	CONTROL			SURROUND

&BACK

SOURCE PRE OUT

VIDEO

COMPO-	VIDEO
NENT	OUT
Y	L
PB	S-VIDEO
PR
STEREO	PCM/
	2/ DTS
	DIGITAL
L
R

DVD/LD player

(not a PCM-only output)

If you hook up your DVD/LD player using component video connections be sure to select component video output on your DVD player as well. See you DVD manual for details.

Connecting VCRs or DVRs

VSX-37TX

AUDIO (PLAY)

L

R

AUDIO

(REC)

L

R

							AUDIO
						R	L
						PCM/	DVD /
						2/	LD
2RF IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	DTS	IN
(AC-3)		SURR-		PRE OUT		DIGITAL
		OUND					TV /
		R			L		SAT
						MULTI CH IN	IN
		FRONT
OUT	1 OUT 2				L	L	IN
		R					VCR1 /
FM UNBAL						FRONT
75‰							DVR
		CENTER			SUB	R	OUT
FM					WOOFER
ANTENNA		PLAY				L	IN
		TAPE2				SURR-	VCR2
		MONITOR
						OUND
		REC				R	OUT
		CD					PLAY
		IN					MD /
						CENTER
							TAPE1/
		MULTI-					CD-R
		ROOM					REC
		&
		SOURCE	R	AUDIO L		SUB
AM LOOP		OUT				WOOFER	PHONO
ANTENNA
							IN
						R	L

VIDEO				COMPONENT VIDEO
VIDEO	S2 VIDEO		DVD/LD		TV/SAT
			IN		IN
IN				Y
IN				PB
IN				PR
					MONITOR
OUT				Y	OUT
IN				PB
OUT				PR
MONITOR			MULTI CH IN
OUT				SURROUND
			R	BACK	L
MONITOR
OUT	IN
OUT
REMOTE
IN		R			L (Single)
MULTI-ROOM	CONTROL			SURROUND

&BACK

SOURCE PRE OUT

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

AUDIO (PLAY)

L

R

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO
S-VIDEO	VCR 1/DVR

AUDIO

(REC)

L

R

VIDEO

VCR 2

S-VIDEO

	VIDEO INPUT
S-VIDEO	VIDEO	L AUDIO R
PHONES
VIDEO INPUT

V L R

Front video connections are accessed via the front panel input selector as "VIDEO."

memo

If your video components have S-video jacks, you could use S-video cords (not supplied) to connect them on the back of the receiver. These jacks are labeled by the Japanese designation "S2" on the VSX- 37TX/36TX but they are simply S-video jacks.

However, if you use S-video cords for your video hook
ups you must also hook up your TV with S-video
connections. Conversely, if you use regular composite
video cords for video hook ups, you should use them	15
for your TV as well.