Pioneer VSX-LX70 manual MULTI-ZONE listening options, Basic MULTI-ZONE setup Zone

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MULTI-ZONE listening options

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

Sub Zone Input sources available

•Connect a TV monitor to the MULTI-ZONE & 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.

ZONE2	iPod, the built-in tuner and other analog audio
	sources.a With video sources, only composite
	video is possible.
ZONE3	Only digital audio sources (the input source
	must already be assigned using the The Input
	Setup menu on page 64) are available.

a.With the MULTI CH IN input, sound is output only from the front L/R channels.

Basic MULTI-ZONE setup (ZONE 2)

1Connect a separate amplifier to the MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the MULTI- ZONE & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks, both on the rear of this receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub zone amplifier as shown in the following illustration.

	& SOURCE		AM LOOP
IN	FM UNBAL 75 Ω
	IR			IN
1
	ZONE2 MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE			ZONE2
MAIN	OUT		R	L
IN				CD
			OUT	IN
2
ZONE2	MONI-
		MONI-
	TOR
CONTROL	IN 1 (DVD/LD) OUT	TOR	DVD/LD
	IN 2 (BD)	OUT	IN
IN
	ASSIGN-			OUT
	ABLE
			BD
	1 2
OUT			IN	CD-R/
IN 1	OUT			TAPE/
				MD

Sub zone Main zone

						AC IN
						SPEAKERS
A	R	L	R	L	R	B L

	MULTI-ZONE
	& SOURCE		FM UNBAL 75 Ω		UND L	R SURROUND BACK / B L(Single)
	IR
		OUT	ZONE2 MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE
ZONE2			MONI-
				MONI-
	IN 1 (DVD/LD)		TOR
CONTROL			OUT	TOR	DVD/LD
	IN 2 (BD)			OUT
	ASSIGN-
	ABLE
	1	2
						SELECTABLE

Secondary MULTI-ZONE setup (ZONE 3)

•Connect a separate amplifier to the OUT1 ZONE3 digital output on the rear of this receiver.

The amplifier must have an optical digital input to make this connection. This will allow you to hear the digital

Sub zone Main zone output of a component in a second sub zone.1

MULTI-ZONE

ANTENNA

AU

MULTI-ZONE

IN

& SOURCE

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

AM LOOP

PHONO

IR

IN

& SOURCE

1

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

OUT

CD

/REC SEL

IN

OUT1

LAN (10/100)

2

OUT

IN

IN

OPTICAL

TOR

MONI-

ZONE3

MONI-

IN

IN (DVD/LD)

OUT

TOR

DVD/LD

IN

IN

IN (BD)

OUT

IN

1

ASSIGN-

(TV/SAT)

ABLE

BD

OUT

OUT2

MAIN

IN

IN

OUT

IN

CD-R/

(BD)

IN

OUT

TAPE/

Y

Y

IN

TV/SAT

IN

IN

IN(DVR/

(DVD/

IN

VCR 1)

LD)

IN

IN

LAN (10/100)

2

(CD-R)

IN

IN

P

P

VIDEO /

GAME 1

ASSIGN-

SUBW.

ZONE2

IN ABLE

P

P

OUT

SUR-

HDMI

(DVD/

DVR/

LD)

IN

IN

IN

VCR 1

ROUND

IN

(CD)

Y

Y

IN

(BD)

COAXIAL

OUT

P

P

OUT

DVR/

SUR

VCR 2

DIGITAL

P

P

S-VIDEO VIDEO

IN

Sub zone (ZONE 3)

Main zone

COMPONENT VIDEO

AUDIO

1

ASSIGNABLE

(VIDEO/GAME 1)

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI-ZONE

ANTENNA

P

IN

& SOURCE

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

AM LOOP

IR

I

1

OUT

MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE

IN

C

LAN (10/100)

2

OUT

I

MONI-

OPTICAL

IN

TOR

MONI-

DVD/LD

Surround Back System MULTI-ZONE setup (ZONE 2)

IN (DVD/LD)

OUT

TOR

OUT

IN

IN

IN

IN (BD)

TV/SAT

MTA

IN

OUT

(TV/SAT)

ASSIGN-

O

ABLE

BD

IN

IN

OUT

IN

C

(BD)

You must select ZONE 2 in Surround back speaker setting

IN

Y

Y

IN

IN

I

(DVR/

(DVD/

P

OUT

ABLE

P

VCR 1)

LD)

VIDEO /

IN

IN

P

P

IN

GAME 1

(CD-R)

IN

S

ASSIGN-

on page 40 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the

IN

DVR/

S

(DVD/

P

P

COAXIAL

IN

OUT

R

LD)

IN

IN

VCR 1

IN

(CD)

Y

Y

IN

(BD)

sub zone will be temporarily interrupted when controlling

DIGITAL IN

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

DVR/

VCR 2

P

P

IN

ASSIGNABLE

(VIDEO/GAME 1)

the main zone (for example, changing the input source or

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

starting playback).

Note

1 Only one sub zone is possible if you connect the OUT1 ZONE3 digital output to your second sub zone.

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