Connecting Your Equipment

Connecting your TV

Connect your TV to the jacks as shown below. Hook up with either component video, S video, or compos- ite video cords (the quality descends in this order). If you use component video cables to hook up your DVD player (or other components) then you must hook up your TV with component video cables as well. In general it is easiest to use one kind of video cord for all your video components (DVD player, TV, satellite TV receiver, etc.) but you can use different kinds of cables (see "Video Converter" below).

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.

 

DIGITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

PCM/2DIGITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

/DTS/MPEG

 

 

 

 

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO L

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

PHONO

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

Y

 

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

/LD

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

IN

 

Y

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

(CD-R/

CD

 

 

 

POWER AMP

 

TV

 

 

OUT

 

TAPE1

IN

 

 

 

IN

 

IN

 

 

IN

/MD)

 

 

 

R

L

 

IN

 

PB

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

TUNER

 

 

 

FRONT

 

SAT

 

 

 

 

(VCR2)

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

IN

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

PR

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

(VCR1

OUT

 

 

 

CENTER

 

OUT

OUT

IN

IN

 

REC

 

 

 

 

 

2

3

 

/DVR)

CD-R/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR1

 

Y

Y

4

 

TAPE1

 

 

 

SUB W.

 

/DVR

 

 

 

 

/MD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE OUT

 

IN

IN

 

 

 

(SAT)

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

PLAY

 

 

1

2

 

 

 

PB

PB

 

 

OUT

 

 

(Single)

SUR-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 3

(CD)

 

 

 

ROUND

 

OUT

OUT

 

 

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE2

 

 

R

L

 

VCR2

 

PR

PR

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

SUR-

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUND

 

 

IN

 

IN 2

(TV)

IN

 

 

 

BACK

 

IN

 

 

 

 

PLAY

 

 

R

L (Single)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD

FRONT

 

 

SUB W.

CENTER

 

 

 

 

 

IN 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

OUT

 

 

/LD)

R

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR3

 

 

 

 

 

SUR-

 

 

 

SUR-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2RF

(DVD

ROUND

 

 

 

ROUND

 

IN

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

BACK

 

 

 

IN

/LD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

L

R

L (Single)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(For LD)

 

 

 

 

 

RS-232C

 

 

 

 

 

R

AUDIO L

VIDEO

 

S2 VIDEO

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

MULTI CH INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM LOOP

ANTENNA

ANTENNA

FM 75UNBAL

·Å ª

L

 

 

AC OUTLET

FRONT

 

 

 

R

TV/monitor

CENTER

 

 

 

L

 

 

AC

 

 

 

SUR-

VIDEO IN

 

ROUND

 

R

COMPO-

VIDEO

SPEAKERS

NENT

 

 

Y

 

ª ı ·

L

(Single)

S-VIDEO

L

SUR-

PB

 

ROUND

 

 

 

BACK

 

 

 

R

PR

 

R

 

 

S Video

S video cables produce

Component video

S VIDEO

clearer picture reproduction by sending separate signals for the luminance and the color. These jacks are labeled by the Japanese designation "S2" on the VSA-AX10 but they are simply S video jacks.

Green

Blue

Red

Y PB PR

The color signal of the TV is divided into the luminance (Y) signal and the color (PB and PR) signals and then output. In this way, interference between the signals is avoided.

Composite Video

Composite video cords are the most common or standard video cord but also the lowest quality. The color on the connector is yellow to distinguish it from regular RCA audio cords which have white and red connectors (see p.22). It is important to use a true composite video cord and not an audio cord (though they look exactly the same) because the impedance is different and this will affect the picture quality.

Video Converter

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This unique feature of the VSA-AX10 allows you to hook up your VCR/DVD or any other video player, and/ or your TV tuner with one type of cord to the amplifier while using a different type of cord to hook up the TV to the amplifier. You can hook them up with either component video, S video, or composite video cords (the quality descends in this order). The only restriction here is that if you hook up your DVD player, or other video device, with component video cords (see above), then you must hook up your TV with component video cords as well. The flexibility afforded by the video converter should make connecting all of your equipment easier and perhaps, in some cases, give you higher picture quality. This model is designed for PAL video format. If you use an NTSC source the video converter will not be able to convert from composite video (in the IN jacks) to S video (in the OUT jacks). All other conversions will be ok.

memo If you use component video cords to hook up any of you equipment you must assign those inputs with the "Assigning the Component Video Inputs" procedure. See page 81 to do this.

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Pioneer VSA-AX10 operating instructions Connecting Your Equipment, Connecting your TV