Pioneer VSX-AX2AV-S, VSX-AX4AVi-S manual Multi-room listening options, Basic multi-room setup Room

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Multi-room listening options

The following table shows what you can listen to in each sub room:

Sub room

Input sources available

 

 

•Connect a TV monitor to the MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks on the rear of this receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the surround back speaker terminals as shown below.

ROOM2 (ZONE2) iPod, the built-in tuner and other analog audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sources (except MULTI CH IN). With video

 

1

2

 

sources, only composite video is possible.

 

 

 

(DC OUT12VTOTAL 50mAMAX)

 

 

 

ROOM2

 

 

 

ROOM3 (ZONE3) Only digital audio sources (the input source

 

MULTI-ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

& SOURCE

 

must already be assigned using the The Input

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

(ZONE2)

 

OUT

 

Setup menu on page 60) are available.

HDMI

IN1

 

OUT

 

 

Sub room Main room

 

 

 

Y

 

Y

Basic multi-room setup (ROOM 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC IN

 

 

 

ANTENNA

AUDIO

RPRE OUTL

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Connect a separate amplifier to the MULTI-ROOM &

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC OUTLET

SOURCE OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the MULTI-

S400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

R

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks, both on the rear

 

 

R

 

L

A

R

L

R

L

R L

B

ASSIGNA-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of this receiver.

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

R

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

R L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub

 

 

room amplifier as shown in the following illustration.

SURROUND BACK / B

 

 

 

 

 

R

L(Single)

 

FM UNBAL 75Ω

AM LOOP

 

 

 

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

MONITOR

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

IN

 

 

IN

ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT

OUT

R ROOM2(ZONE2) L

C

 

 

IR

 

 

OUT

IN

 

 

 

12 V TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

DVD/

 

 

 

IN1

LD

 

 

 

(DCOUT12VTOTAL50mAMAX)

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROOM2

MULTI-ROOM

 

 

O

 

 

 

& SOURCE

 

TV

 

 

 

(ZONE2)

MONITOR

IN2

IN

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

CD

 

 

DMI IN1

OUT

 

 

TA

Secondary multi-room setup (ROOM 3)

 

IN1(DVD/LD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub room

Main room

 

• Connect a separate amplifier to the OUT1 ROOM3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ZONE3) digital output on the rear of this receiver.

 

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA PHO

The amplifier must have an optical digital input to make

OUT1

 

 

FM UNBAL 75Ω

AM LOOP

 

 

this connection. This will allow you to hear the digital

ROOM3(ZONE3)

 

12 V TRIGGER

 

IN

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

MONITOR

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT2

IN

OUT

OUT

R

L

CD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB S400

IR

 

 

OUT

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

1

2

 

DVD/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

IN1

LD

 

 

output of a component in a second sub room.

 

 

IN1

(DC OUT 12VTOTAL 50mA MAX)

IN

 

TAP

 

 

VCR 1)

IN1 INY1

OUTY

IN1(DVD/LD)

SAT

 

 

 

(SAT)

ROOM2

MULTI-ROOM

 

 

 

OU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S400

 

& SOURCE

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN2

 

MONITOR

IN2

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVR/

(ZONE2)

OUT

 

 

 

CD-R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN3

 

 

IN2(TV)

IN

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVR/

 

 

1–2

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR 2)

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

VIDEO1/

 

FR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN4

P

P

 

GAME1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CD-R)

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1–4

IN2

 

 

 

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNA-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLE

P

P

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN1 1–2

 

 

 

DVR/

 

SUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD/

 

 

 

 

RO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LD)

IN2

IN3

 

VCR 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Y

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN2

OUT

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

P

 

OUT

 

 

 

MULTI-ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR 2

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVR/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

P

 

IN

 

 

 

&SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/REC SEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE 1–3

S -VIDEO VIDEO

R

L

CON

 

OUT1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROOM3(ZONE3)

 

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT2

 

IN

ROOM2(ZONE2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S400

 

IR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

12 V TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN1

 

(DCOUT12VTOTAL50mAMAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(SAT)

 

ROOM2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S400HDMI

IN1

 

 

 

 

 

Surround Back System multi-room setup (ROOM

 

IN1

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub room (ROOM 3)

Main room

 

You must select MR&S in Surround back speaker setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on page 35 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sub room will be temporarily interrupted when

 

 

 

ROOM3(ZONE3)

 

 

FM UNBAL 75Ω

 

AM LOOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

&SOURCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/REC SEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

controlling the main room (for example, changing the

 

 

 

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

MONITOR

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

IN

 

OUT2

 

IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT

OUT

 

R ROOM2(ZONE2) L

CD

 

IN

 

12 V TRIGGER

 

 

DVD/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

S400

IR

 

 

 

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

input source or starting playback).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVR/

 

1

2

IN1

 

LD

TAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN1

 

(DCOUT12VTOTAL 50mAMAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(SAT)

S400

ROOM2

MULTI-ROOM

 

 

 

OU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

& SOURCE

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN2

 

 

MONITOR

IN2

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ZONE2)

OUT

 

 

 

CD-R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR 1)

HDMI IN1

 

IN1(DVD/LD)

 

SAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN3

IN1

Y

Y

IN2(TV)

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVR/

 

 

 

1–2

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR 2)

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

VIDEO1/

FR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN4

 

P

P

 

 

GAME1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CD-R)

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1–4

IN2

 

 

 

 

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNA-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLE

 

P

P

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN1 1–2

 

 

 

 

 

DVR/

SUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD/

 

 

 

 

 

RO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LD)

 

IN2

IN3

 

 

VCR 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

Y

Y

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN2

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

P

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVR/

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

P

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE 1–3

S -VIDEO

VIDEO

R L

CON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

 

AUDIO

Note

1 Only one sub room is possible if you connect the OUT1 ROOM3 (ZONE3) digital output to your second sub room.

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Contents VSX-AX4AVi-S VSX-AX2AV-S Ventilation Caution Operating Environment Contents Additional information Other SettingsUsing other functions Controlling the rest of your systemChecking what’s in the box Installing the receiverBefore you start Before you start ChapterIntroduction to home theater Automatically setting up for surround sound McaccMinute guide Minute guide ChapterEnter 02 5 minute guidePlaying a source Better sound using Phase ControlProblems when using the Auto Mcacc Setup Minute guideConnecting your equipment Chapter Connecting your equipmentRear panel When making cable connections Connecting your equipmentAbout the video converter Connecting your equipment Connecting your TV and DVD player Use an optical cable for the connection Or other set-top box Other video sourcesDVD player Using the component video jacksFor a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 outputs Use a three-way component video cableAbout the WMA9 Pro decoder Connecting your equipment Connecting digital audio sourcesInput Selector dial front panel to select Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sourcesConnecting a component to the front panel inputs Select these inputs using Input Select remote orConnecting the speakers Connecting your equipment Installing your speaker systemPlacing the speakers Bare wire connectionsAssemble the stand as shown in the illustration Connecting antennasTHX speaker system setup AM loop antennaAC outlet FM wire antennaConnecting external antennas Plugging in the receiverSTANDBY/ON Controls and displaysControls and displays Chapter Front panelControls and displays Operating range of remote control unitControls and displays Display 6TUNE/ST /ENTER Controls and displays Remote controlReceiver Input SelectSource StatusMultiope ShiftListening in surround sound Listening to your systemListening to your system Chapter Auto playbackListening to your system Using the Home THX modesUsing the Advanced surround effects THX Games ModeListening to your system Listening in stereo Using Stream DirectSelecting Mcacc presets Choosing the input signalUsing the Virtual Surround Back mode Using surround back channel processingListening to the radio Using the tunerUsing the tuner Chapter Saving station presetsAn introduction to RDS Using the tunerNaming station presets Listening to station presetsDisplaying RDS information Using EONPress Disp for RDS information Select the setting you want to adjust System Setup menuSystem Setup menu Chapter Making receiver settings from the System Setup menuMemory System Setup menuIf necessary, confirm the speaker configuration in the OSD.1 Surround back speaker settingFine Channel Level Manual Mcacc setupStanding Wave Adjust the level of the left channelWhen youre finished, press Return Fine Speaker DistanceAcoustic Calibration EQ Select ‘Standing Wave’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menuSelect ‘EQ Adjust’ from the Manual Mcacc setup menu Select the channels you want and adjust to your likingHow to interpret the graphical output How to use Professional Acoustic Calibration EQSelect ‘EQ Professional’ then press Enter Using Professional Acoustic Calibration EQSelect an option and press Enter Copying Mcacc preset data Checking Mcacc preset dataData Management Clearing Mcacc presets Manual speaker setupSpeaker Setting Renaming Mcacc presetsConfirm your selected setup option Select ‘Speaker Setting’ from the Manual SP Setup menuSelect ‘Channel Level’ from the Manual SP Setup menu Select a setup optionBass Peak Level Speaker DistanceEnter Curve THX Audio SettingOther connections Chapter Connecting an iPodConnecting your iPod to the receiver Other connectionsButton What it does Connecting using HdmiOther connections Basic playback controlsAbout Hdmi Using the i.LINK interfaceOn a HDMI-compatible monitor.1 Checking the i.LINK inputs About i.LINKCreating an i.LINK network About Pqls rate controlUse standard RCA/phono jack cables for the connections Using the USB interfaceConnecting the multichannel analog inputs Selecting the multichannel analog inputsStart playback of a source on your computer Second Zone speaker B setupSwitching the speaker system Use the Input Select button to select USBBi-amping your front speakers Bi-wiring your speakersConnect your speakers as shown below Multi-room listening Other connections Connecting additional amplifiersMaking multi-room connections Multi-room listening options Basic multi-room setup RoomSub room Input sources available Input Connecting an IR receiverUsing the multi-room controls Multi-room remote controlsSwitching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma displayPioneer plasma display DVD player Satellite receiver, etc Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma displayPioneer plasma DisplayAdvanced Mcacc output using your PC Other connections Connecting a PC for Advanced Mcacc outputOther Settings Chapter Other SettingsInput Setup menu Select ‘Other Setup’ then press Enter Other SettingsOther Setup menu Input function default and possible settingsOSD Adjustment Multi-Room and IR receiver setupSR+ Setup for Pioneer plasma displays Setting What it does Options Using other functionsUsing other functions Chapter Setting the AV optionsRecout Source Using other functionsPlaying a different source when recording Making an audio or a video recordingDimming the display Switching the speaker impedanceUsing the sleep timer Checking your system settingsSetting Default Resetting the systemDefault system settings Display shows RESET?Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other componentsSelecting preset codes directly Programming signals from other remote controlsControlling the rest of your system Erasing one of the remote control button settingsResetting the remote control presets Confirming preset codesProgramming a multi-operation or a shutdown sequence Renaming input source namesDirect function Multi Operation and System OffUsing System off Using multi operationsFunction Components Controlling the rest of your system Controls for TVsControls for other components Buttons Function ComponentsButton s Function Components Operating other Pioneer components with this unit’s sensorDecide which component you want to use the remote sensor Additional information Chapter TroubleshootingPower Additional informationAdditional information Other audio problemsVideo SettingsProfessional Calibration EQ graphical output DisplayLink interface Remote controlUSB interface Link messagesMessage Explanation IPod messages Symptom Cause ActionDolby Additional information Surround sound formatsWindows Media Audio 9 Professional About THX THX MusicMode Listening modes with different input signal formatsStereo 2 channel signal formats THX Games ModeInput signal format Standard Multichannel signal formatsAuto Surround Surround Back speakers Input signal formatUnavailable with only one surround back speaker connected Cleaning the unit Additional 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