03Connecting up

Connecting digital audio components

The easiest way to hook up this receiver for surround sound (Dolby Digital and DTS sources) is to use a digital input. You can do this by either coaxial or optical connections (you do not need to do both). The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some digital components only have one type of digital terminal, it is a matter of matching like with like (for example, the coaxial output from the component to coaxial input on the receiver). This receiver has four digital inputs (two coaxial inputs and two optical inputs) on the rear panel. Connect your digital components as shown below.

There is one digital output jack which is marked DIGITAL OUT. If you connect this to the optical input on a digital recorder (for example an MD, DAT or CD-R) you can make direct digital recordings with this unit.

When connecting your equipment, always make sure the power is turned off and the power cord is disconnected from the AC outlet.

• The arrows indicate the direction of the signal.

Satellite tuner

CD recorder

DVD or LD player

CD player

DIGITAL

OUT

DIGITAL DIGITAL

OUT IN

DIGITAL OUT

COAX

DIGITAL OUT

COAX

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

AM LOOP

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IN 2

IN 1

OUT

 

ANTENNA

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(CD-R/ TAPE/MD) (TV/SAT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

PRE OUT

IN

OUT

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

IN

 

 

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CD-R/

 

SUBW.

TER

 

 

 

 

TAPE/MD

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

FRONT

OUT

Y

 

 

REC

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO1

 

 

SUR-

VIDEO1

 

 

 

IN

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

ROUND

IN

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

PLAY

 

 

SUR-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUND

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

BACK

IN

PR

 

 

DVR /

 

R

L

DVR /

 

 

 

 

(Single)

 

 

 

VCR

 

 

 

VCR

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

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OUT

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IN 3

REC

 

 

TER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD/

 

 

SUBW.

 

 

 

 

LD)

TV/

 

 

 

TV/

 

 

 

SAT

 

 

FRONT

SAT

PB

 

 

IN

 

 

IN

 

 

 

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L

 

 

IN 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CD)

DVD/

 

 

SUR-

DVD/

 

 

 

LD

 

 

ROUND

LD

PR

 

 

IN

 

R

L

IN

 

 

 

R

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MULTI CH IN

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

CO

DIGITAL

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

VIDEO

 

Note

If your digital connections are different from the default settings, you should refer to The Input Assign menu on page 60 to assign the jacks to the proper component(s).

If you have a have a DVD-Audio or SACD compatible player, see Connecting multichannel analog components on page 17.

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Pioneer VSX-1014TX manual Connecting up Connecting digital audio components

VSX-1014TX specifications

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