Connecting Your Equipment

Video Components

Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below. Regarding a DVD there are two types of connections to make. Hook up your video signal with either component video, S-video, or composite video cords (the quality descends in this order) but remember, the video component you are watching and your TV must be hooked up with same type of video cord or you won't be able to see the picture. For the audio signal, order to use Dolby Digital/DTS you must hook up a digital input. It is also a good idea to hook up your DVD components with analog audio connections as well, since some DVDs may not have a digital audio track. To cover all possible laser discs a DVD/LD player or LD player requires an analog connection and two digital connections (a coaxial or optical and a specialized 2RF connection shown at the very top of the first diagram below).

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

*The arrows indicate the direction of the video signal.

Connecting DVD/LD players

LD player only

PREPARATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2RF OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

VIDEO

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

VIDEO

 

S2 VIDEO

 

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM/

 

DVD /

 

 

 

IN

IN

COMPO-

VIDEO

2RF IN

IN

1

IN

2

IN

3

IN

4

IN

5

2/

 

LD

IN

 

 

 

Y

 

DTS

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

NENT

OUT

(AC-3)

 

 

 

SURR-

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

DIGITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV /

IN

 

 

 

PB

 

Y

L

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

SAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

OUT

1

OUT 2

R

 

 

 

 

L

 

L

 

IN

IN

 

 

 

PR

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR1 /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM UNBAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75‰

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVR

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

CENTER

 

 

 

 

SUB

 

R

 

OUT

OUT

 

 

 

Y

OUT

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

PLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

IN

IN

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE2

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURR-

 

VCR2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

OUT

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO

PCM/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2/ DTS

 

 

 

 

CD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

MONITOR

 

MULTI CH IN

 

DIGITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MD /

OUT 1

 

 

 

SURROUND

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTER

 

 

 

 

R

BACK

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE1/

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

&

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

R

 

 

L

 

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM LOOP

 

OUT

 

AUDIO

 

 

WOOFER

 

PHONO

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

MULTI-ROOM

CONTROL

R

 

SURROUND

L (Single)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

&

 

 

 

BACK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

 

 

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

DVD/LD player

(not a PCM-only output)

If you hook up your DVD/LD player using component video connections be sure to select component video output on your DVD player as well. See you DVD manual for details.

Connecting VCRs or DVRs

(PLAY)

(REC)

 

AUDIO

AUDIO

 

L

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

VIDEO

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

VIDEO

 

S2 VIDEO

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM/

DVD /

 

 

 

IN

 

IN

 

 

2RF IN

IN 1

 

IN

2

IN

3

IN

4

IN

5

2/

LD

IN

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

DTS

IN

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

S-VIDEO

VCR 1/DVR

(LD)

 

 

 

OUND

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

DIGITAL

TV /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURR-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

SAT

IN

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

1

OUT 2

R

 

 

 

 

L

 

L

IN

IN

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

FM UNBAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

VCR1 /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75‰

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVR

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTER

 

 

 

 

SUB

 

R

OUT

OUT

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM

 

 

 

PLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

IN

IN

 

 

 

AUDIO

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE2

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURR-

VCR2

 

 

 

 

 

(PLAY)

(REC)

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUND

 

 

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

OUT

OUT

 

 

 

L

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

MONITOR

 

MULTI CH IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MD /

OUT

 

 

SURROUND

 

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTER

TAPE1/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MD

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

&

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

VIDEO

 

AM LOOP

SOURCE

R

 

 

L

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

AUDIO

 

 

WOOFER

PHONO

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

REMOTE IN

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-ROOM&

 

 

BACK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

 

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO S-VIDEO

7Front

VIDEO INPUT

V L R

 

VIDEO INPUT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L AUDIO R

PHONES

 

 

memo If your video components have S-video jacks, you could use S-video cords (not supplied) to connect them on the back of the receiver. These jacks are labeled by the Japanese designation "S2" on the VSX-39TX but they are simply S-video jacks.

However, if you use S-video cords for your video hook

ups you must also hook up your TV with S-video

connections. Conversely, if you use regular composite

video cords for video hook ups, you should use them

Front video connections are accessed via the front panel input selector as "VIDEO."

for your TV as well.

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Pioneer VSX-39TX manual Video Components, Connecting DVD/LD players, Connecting VCRs or DVRs, Front

VSX-39TX specifications

The Pioneer VSX-39TX is a high-performance audio/video receiver that exemplifies the brand's commitment to delivering superior sound quality and advanced technology. Released as part of Pioneer's flagship series, the VSX-39TX is designed for audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts seeking an immersive entertainment experience.

One of the standout features of the VSX-39TX is its robust amplification system. It boasts a 7.1-channel configuration that delivers powerful and clear audio across multiple channels. With a total power output of 110 watts per channel, this receiver is capable of driving a wide range of speakers, ensuring an engaging listening experience whether you're enjoying music or diving into a cinematic film.

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