02Connecting your equipment

Connecting analog audio sources

This amplifier features five stereo analog inputs for audio sourses such as a CD player, tape deck, turntable, or a radio tuner. Two of these inputs have corresponding outputs for use with audio recorders.

One of the audio inputs (PHONO) is a dedicated turntable input which should not be used for any other type of component. This input also has a grounding terminal that most turntables require.

1Connect the analog audio outputs of the source component to a set of spare audio inputs on this amplifier.

If you’re connecting a tape deck, MD recorder, etc., connect the analog audio outputs (REC) to the analog audio inputs on the recorder.

Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the connections.

If your cassette deck has a monitoring function, connect it to the TAPE 2 MONITOR jacks on the rear panel. See Monitoring your recording on page 69 for more on this.

2Turntables only: Connect the stereo audio outputs to the PHONO inputs on this amplifier.

If your turntable has a grounding wire, secure it to the ground terminal on this amplifier.

If your turntable has line-level outputs (no grounding wire), connect them to the CD inputs instead.

1

Turntable

 

 

CONTROL

 

DIGITAL

 

 

MONITOR

USB AUDIO

 

 

OUT 1

 

 

 

(AUDIO)

OUT

IN

MONITOR

IN

 

 

OUT 2

 

 

PHONO

L

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

 

OUT2

 

 

 

 

DVD/

IN

(DVD/

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

LD

LD)

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

IN

 

 

 

 

CD

 

AUDIO

POWER

TV/

 

1 Y

MONITOR

 

 

OUT1

 

 

AMP

IN

 

OUT

 

 

IN

 

 

IN

DVD

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

PB

 

 

6

(CD-R/

TUNER

 

 

 

SAT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE1/

IN

 

 

 

IN

 

PR

 

IN

MD)

 

 

L

 

PR

 

 

 

CENTER

 

 

 

 

5

(DVR/

OUT

 

 

OUT

 

IN

IN

 

IN

VCR1)

REC

 

 

 

OUT

2

3

 

 

CD-R/

 

 

 

DVR/

 

Y

Y

 

4

 

TAPE1/

 

 

SUB W.

VCR1

 

 

 

 

 

(SAT)

MD

 

 

PRE OUT

IN

IN

 

 

 

IN

 

IN

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

 

 

 

 

PB

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUR-

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 IN

(CD)

 

 

ROUND

OUT

OUT

 

 

 

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE2

 

 

L

VCR2

 

PR

PR

 

 

(TV/

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

IN

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

2 IN

IN

 

 

 

IN

 

 

DVD)

 

R

L (Single)

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD/

FRONT

 

SUB W

CENTER

 

 

 

 

 

1 IN

 

 

 

 

OUT

OUT

 

 

 

LD)

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR3

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUR-

 

 

SUR-

 

 

 

 

2RF

(DVD/

ROUND

 

 

ROUND

IN

IN

 

 

1

IN

 

 

 

BACK

 

 

 

LD)

R

L

R

L(Single)

L

 

 

12V TRIGGER

DC OUT 12V

ASSIGNABLE

 

MULTI CH INPUT

R

 

RS-232C

 

TOTAL 100mA MAX

 

AUDIO

VIDEO

 

S2 VIDEO

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

L

FRONT

R

CENTER

L

SUR-

ROUND

R

L (Single)

SUR-

ROUND

BACK

R

SPEAKERS

AC OUTLET

SWITCHED 100W MAX

AC IN

SELECTABLE (SURROUND BACK & B )

B

L

R

VSA-AX10Ai

OUT

PLAY

2

IN

REC

Tape deck, etc.

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Pioneer VSA-AX10Ai manual Connecting your equipment Connecting analog audio sources

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