Pioneer DV-S969AVi, DV-59AVI Connecting up Connecting for multichannel surround sound

Connecting up

Connecting for multichannel surround sound

To enjoy multichannel surround sound from DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and SACD discs, we recommend connecting this player to an AV receiver using the 5.1 channel analog outputs or the i.LINK connector.

The player also has optical and coaxial digital outputs should you want to use an external decoder or the decoder in your AV receiver. Note that multichannel DVD-Audio and SACD audio is not output through these jacks, so this connection should be in addition to, rather than instead of, a 5.1 channel analog connection.

You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV receiver. You can use any of the video outputs available on this player (the following illustrations show a standard (composite) connection).

Connecting using the multichannel analog outputs

If your AV receiver has 5.1 channel analog inputs, we recommend connecting this player to it using the multichannel analog outputs. Doing this will ensure that you can enjoy all kinds of disc, including Dolby Digital and DTS DVD-Video discs, as well as high sampling rate and multichannel DVD-Audio and SACD discs.

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1Connect the AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) outputs on this player to the multi- channel audio inputs on your AV receiver. It’s convenient to use three stereo audio cables; one for the FRONT, one for the SURROUND and one for the CENTER and SUBWOOFER channels.

AV receiver	MULTI-
	CH. INPUTS

AUDIO	AUDIO
OUT	OUT	DIGITAL AUDIO
(2ch)	(5.1ch)	OUT

L	FRONT	SURROUND		COAXIAL
		L	CENTER

R

R

SUB

WOOFER

OPTICAL

S400

HDMI OUT

IN

OUT

1

2

1

2

Y

PB

PR

(AUDIO)	CONTROL	VIDEO	S-VIDEO	COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
		OUT	OUT

2Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on this player to a video input on your AV receiver.

	VIDEO
AV receiver	INPUT

AUDIO		AUDIO
OUT		OUT	DIGITAL AUDIO
(2ch)		(5.1ch)		OUT
L	FRONT	SURROUND		COAXIAL
		L	CENTER

R	R	SUB
		WOOFER OPTICAL
	S400	HDMI OUT	IN OUT	1	2	1		2	Y	PB	PR
	(AUDIO)		CONTROL		VIDEO		S-VIDEO		COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
					OUT		OUT

•In order to be able to hear multichannel sound from SACDs, DVD-Video and DVD- Audio discs, you need to set SACD Play- back to Multi-ch Area, and the Audio Output Mode to 5.1 Channel (SACD Playback on page 73 and Audio Output Mode on page 75).

•Alternatively, you can use the S-Video or component video connections if they’re available (or D video for the DV-S969AVi).

3Connect the AV receiver’s video output to a video input on your TV.

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