08Other connections

Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL OUT jack of your plasma display.

VIDEO

Pioneer plasma

VIDEO

INPUT 1

INPUT 2

display

 

 

DVD player

 

Satellite receiver, etc

DVD/LD

 

TV/SAT

AUDIO IN

 

AUDIO IN

 

 

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-81TXV

STANDBY/ON

 

 

MULTI JOG

ENTER

MASTER

VOLUME

PHONES

This receiver

To make the most of the SR+ features, you should connect your source components (DVD player, etc.) in a slightly different way to that described in this chapter. For each component, connect the video output directly to the plasma display, and just connect the audio (analog and/ or digital) to this receiver.

Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display

When connected using an SR+ cable, a number of features become available to make using this receiver with your Pioneer plasma display even easier. These features include:

On-screen displays when making receiver settings, such as speaker setup, MCACC setup, and so on.

On-screen volume display.

On-screen display of listening mode.

Automatic video input switching on the plasma display.

Automatic volume muting on the plasma display.

See also Multi-Room and IR receiver setup on page 59 for more on setting up the receiver.

Important

The additional SR+ features do not work when the iPod or XM Radio function is selected.

CD

 

DVR 2

 

DVD

TV

DVR1

TVCTRL

CD-R/TAPE

HDMI2

XM RADIO

ROOM 2

iPod

HDMI1

TUNER

RECEIVER

 

SLEEP

VIDEO

ANALOG

 

 

SEL

ATT

 

SR+

DIMMER

MIDNIGHT/

 

 

 

LOUDNESS

 

DIALOG E

S.RETRIEVER

 

1Make sure that the plasma display and this receiver are switched on and that they are connected with the SR+ cable.

See Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display above for more on connecting these components.

Make sure you have also selected the display input to which you’ve connected the receiver in The Input Setup menu on page 58.

2To switch SR+ mode on/off, press RECEIVER, then the SR+ button.

The front panel display shows SR+ ON or SR+ OFF.

The automatic volume muting feature is enabled separately; see Multi-Room and IR receiver setup on page 59.

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Classe Audio VSX-81TXV manual Using the SR+ mode with a Pioneer plasma display, Display, DVD player Satellite receiver, etc

VSX-81TXV-S, VSX-81TXV specifications

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