02Connecting using audio cables

Caution

For DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio signals, the DTS Digital Surround signals are converted to linear PCM for output (page 50).

When connecting to a 7.1-channel compatible AV receiver or amplifier – Connect using the included audio cable and 3 commercially available audio cables (diagram below).

Connecting using a commercially available digital audio cable

Connect either an optical digital audio cable or a coaxial digital audio cable.

Player’s rear panel

 

FRONT

SURROUND

SURROUND

CENTER

 

 

BACK

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

AUDIO OUT (2 ch)

 

AUDIO OUT (7.1 ch)

SUB WOOFER

VIDEO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

AC IN

DIGITAL

 

OUT

Y

COAXIAL

CONTROL

 

P

VIDEO

IN

HDMI OUT

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

P

S-VIDEO

When connecting to a 5.1-channel compatible AV receiver or amplifier – Connect using the included audio cable and 2 commercially available audio cables (do not connect to the surround back left and right terminals).

After connecting, set Audio Output Mode to Multi-channel (page 40).

Player’s rear panel

 

FRONT

SURROUND

SURROUND

CENTER

 

 

BACK

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

AUDIO OUT (2 ch)

 

AUDIO OUT (7.1 ch)

SUB WOOFER

VIDEO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

AC IN

DIGITAL

 

OUT

Y

COAXIAL

CONTROL

 

P

VIDEO

IN

HDMI OUT

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

P

S-VIDEO

RL

AUDIO OUT (2 ch)

DIGITAL

OUT

COAXIAL

L

OPTICAL

FRONT

SURROUND

SURROUND

CENTER

 

 

BACK

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO OUT (7.1 ch)

SUB WOOFER

VIDEO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

HDMI OUT

PB

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

 

S-VIDEO

RL

AUDIO OUT (2 ch)

DIGITAL

OUT

COAXIAL

L

OPTICAL

SURROUND

FRONT SURROUND BACK CENTER

L

R

AUDIO OUT (7.1 ch)

SUB WOOFER

VIDEO OUT

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

HDMI OUT

PB

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

PR

 

S-VIDEO

(commercially

Optical digital

(commercially

Coaxial digital

available)

cable

available)

cable

Component cable or three video cables (commercially available)

White

Red

Audio cable (commercially available)

Audio cable (commercially available)

 

Audio cable (included)

Audio cable (commercially available)

Component cable or three video cables (commercially available)

To multi-channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To component video input

audio input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

terminals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

terminals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AV receiver or amplifier

Direction of signal flow

To optical digital

 

 

 

 

To coaxial digital

To component video input

audio input

 

 

 

 

audio input

 

 

 

 

terminals

terminal

 

 

 

 

terminal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AV receiver or amplifier

Direction of signal flow

Caution

Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus signals are output as the Dolby Digital signals or signals converted from Dolby Digital to linear PCM (page 50).

DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio signals are output as the DTS Digital Surround signals or signals converted from DTS Digital Surround to linear PCM (page 50).

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Pioneer BDP-51FD operating instructions Connecting using audio cables, Audio cable included

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