Pioneer BDP-94HD Connecting using an S-Video output, Connecting for surround sound

Connecting up

Connecting using an S-Video output

You can use the S-Video output instead of the VIDEO OUT jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equipment).

•Use an S-Video cable (not supplied) to connect the S-VIDEO OUT to an S-Video input on your TV, monitor or AV receiver. Line up the small triangle above the jack with the same mark on the plug before plugging in.

				S-VIDEO
				IN
TV
CONTROL	IN
	IR				AUDIO OUT	AUDIO OUT
	IN		Y		(5.1ch)	(2ch)
			OUT	CENTER	SURROUND	FRONT
				DIGITAL AUDIO OUT	L	L
SETTING 2			PB
	HDMI OUT	LAN(10/100)

SETTING 1
IR RECEIVER	S	PR			R
					R
		COMPONENT	COAXIAL	OPTICAL	SUB WOOFER

VIDEO OUT

02

Optical connection: Use an optical cable (not supplied) to connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT – OPTICAL jack to an optical input on your AV receiver.

•When inserting the plug, the protective shutter will open and you should hear the plug click into position when fully inserted. Take care not to force the plug as this may damage the shutter, the cable and/or the player.

Coaxial connection: Use a coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT – COAXIAL jack to a coaxial input on your AV receiver.

Note

•Linear PCM audio output over the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks is limited to 2ch, 48 kHz.

Analog connections

•Connect the AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) jacks on this player to the multi-channel analog inputs on your AV receiver.

Use a dedicated six-way cable (not supplied), or three sets of stereo cables (not supplied) to connect the six channels.

Check carefully that each channel is connected to its corresponding channel on the AV receiver.

After connecting, you can make settings for the number of speakers connected to your system — see the Speakers section of the Initial Setup menu on page 43 and Speaker Setup on page 45.

Connecting for surround sound

This player offers both analog and digital connections for surround

AUDIO IN

(5.1ch)

CENTER SURROUND FRONT

sound. The digital outputs (coaxial and optical) provide a convenient way to connect this player to an AV receiver with built-in Dolby Digital and/or DTS decoders. The 5.1ch analog outputs can be used to connect to an AV receiver with multi-channel analog audio inputs.

Check the operating instructions that came with your AV receiver for more on these connections.

Digital connections

•Connect one of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks on this player to a digital input on your AV receiver.

AV receiver

CONTROL

IN

IR

Y

IN

VIDEO OUT

SUB WOOFER

L

R

AUDIO OUT	AUDIO OUT
(5.1ch)	(2ch)
CENTER SURROUND	FRONT

	DIGITAL
	AUDIO IN
	COAXIAL
AV receiver	OPTICAL

CONTROL	IN
	IR			AUDIO OUT	AUDIO OUT
	IN		Y	(5.1ch)	(2ch)
			VIDEO OUT	CENTER SURROUND	FRONT
				L	L
SETTING 2			PB	DIGITAL AUDIO
	HDMI OUT	LAN(10/100)

SETTING 1
IR RECEIVER	S	PR			R
					R
		COMPONENT	COAXIAL	OPTICAL	SUB WOOFER
		VIDEO OUT

SETTING 2			PB	DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
	HDMI OUT	LAN(10/100)
SETTING 1
IR RECEIVER		S	PR
			COMPONENT	COAXIAL	OPTICAL
			VIDEO OUT

SUB WOOFER

L L

R

R

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