DreamGEAR VSX-94TXH Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display, DVD player, This receiver

08Other connections

12V

TRIGGER

Important

			• You can’t use the SR+ features when HDMI Control
OUT			is set to ON. Make sure to set HDMI Control to OFF
DVR/	SUR-	iPod	when you use the SR+ features (page 66).
VCR 1	ROUND
IN			• If you connect to a Pioneer plasma display using an
	R	L
OUT			SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote control
VCR 2
DVR/
IN		RS-232C	at the plasma display remote sensor to control the
	12 V TRIGGER	2 MULTI CH IN
	1
R	L (DC OUT 12V/		receiver. In this case, you won’t be able to control the
VIDEO	TOTAL 50 mA MAX)
	AUDIO
			receiver using the remote control if you switch the
• Connect the 12 V TRIGGER jack of this receiver to			plasma display off.
the 12 V trigger of another component.			• Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you need
Use a cable with a mono mini-plug on each end for the			to make a few settings in the receiver. See The Input
connection.			Setup menu on page 67 and SR+ Setup for Pioneer
• The trigger maximum power is DC OUT 12 V/50 mA.			plasma displays on page 69 for detailed instructions.
After you’ve specified the input functions that will switch			• Use a 3-ringed miniplug SR+ cable to connect the
on the trigger, you’ll be able to switch the component on			CONTROL IN jack of this receiver with the CONTROL
or off just by pressing the input function(s) you’ve set on			OUT jack of your plasma display.
page 67.

Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display

If you have a Pioneer plasma display, you can use an

SR+ cable1 to connect it to this unit and take advantage of various convenient features, such as automatic video input switching of the plasma display when the input is

changed.2

VIDEO	Pioneer plasma	VIDEO
INPUT 1		INPUT 2
	display

CONTROL

OUT

DVD player	Satellite receiver, etc
DVD/LD	SAT
AUDIO IN	AUDIO IN

					Pioneer plasma						VSX-94TXH
											￿
									display
											MASTER
											VOLUME
MULTI-ZONE										A
& SOURCE					MULTI-ZONE
/REC SEL
OUT1					& SOURCE		FM UNBAL 75 Ω		AM LOOP
ZONE3				IN	IR
				1			ZONE2 MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE			ZO
OUT2						OUT
				MAIN					R
				IN					OUT
LAN (10/100)				2							This receiver
			HDMI	ZONE2	IN 2 (BD)		MONI-	OUT	IN
OPTICAL			IN 1	CONTROL IN 1 (DVD/LD)			TOR	MONI-
							OUT	TOR	DVD/LD
IN 1				IN	ASSIGN-
					ABLE				BD
					1	2					To make the most of the SR+ features, you should
IN 2				OUT					IN
			IN 2			OUT
(BD)				IN 1
				Y		Y		IN 1	TV/SAT		connect your source components (DVD player, etc.) in a
IN 3									IN
(DVR/				(DVD/					VIDEO /
VCR 1)				LD)
IN 4			IN 3	PB		PB		IN 2	GAME 1		slightly different way to that described in this chapter. For
ASSIGN-									IN
(CD-R)
1	4
ABLE			IN 4	PR		PR			OUT		each component, connect the video output directly to the
LD)	2			IN 2		IN 3			VCR 1
IN 1 1									DVR/
(DVD/
IN 2 (CD)				Y		Y			IN		plasma display, and just connect the audio (analog and/
				(BD)
COAXIAL
			OUT	PB		PB			OUT		or digital) to this receiver.
IN									DVR/
									VCR 2
XM				PR		PR			IN
ASSIGNABLE					(VIDEO/GAME 1)					R
	1	4		ASSIGNABLE 1		3
	DIGITAL			COMPONENT VIDEO			S-VIDEO		VIDEO	AU

Note

1The 3-ringed SR+ cable from Pioneer is commercially available under the part number ADE7095. Contact the Pioneer Customer Support division for more information on obtaining an SR+ cable (you can also use a commercially available 3-ringed mini phone plug for the connection).

2This receiver is compatible with all SR+ equipped Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward.

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