Pioneer VSX-41 Connecting up, Connecting DVD 7.1 channel components, Connecting video components

03 Connecting up

Connecting DVD 7.1 channel components

If you prefer to use a separate component for decoding DVDs, you can connect a decoder or a DVD player with multichannel analog outputs to the multichannel inputs of this receiver.

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

The arrows indicate the direction of the signal.

DIGITAL IN

COAX

OPT

OPT

ASSIGNABLE

IN

AUX

DVD 7.1CH INPUT

PREOUT

CENTER

SUB W.

ASS I GNAB LE

( D V D / LD) IN ¥

L

L

SURROUND

(DVD/ LD) ¥

(CD) ø

( T V / ¥

(CD-R/

ø

1

2

COMPONENT

BACK

ANTENNA

IN

CD

S - VIDEO

SAT)

/ TAPE

DIGITAL OUT

MONITOR

/ M D )

MONITOR OUT

SURROUND

R

L

OUT

AM

VCR /

DVR

R

SURROUND

LOOP

L BACK

Y

PB

PR

Y

PB

PR

R

R

SURROUND

SUB

FM

Ω

IN

VIDEO

OUT

(T V / S AT ) IN ø

FROFRONTNT SURROUND CENTER

SURROUND

CENTER

VCR /

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

BACK OUTPUT

UNBAL

IN

S

R

FRONT

L

CENTER

R SURROUND BACK L

R

SURROUND L

R

FRONT

L

WOOFER

VIDEO

75

DVR

OUTPUT

IN

TV /

OUT

L

L

L

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

SAT

IN

P

DVD

IN

E

AC OUTLET

MONITOR

T V /

/ LD

IN

IN

FRONT

D V D

OUT

SAT

A

R

R

R

K A

B

5.1CH

SUB

REC

INPUT

WOOFER

IN

DVD /

E

CD-R

IN

LD

/ TAPE

PREOUT

R

/ MD

CONTROL

IN

AUDIO

PLAY

OUT

S

R

L

DVD/multichannel decoder with 7.1 channel analog output jacks

•The multichannel input can only be used when DVD 7.1 CH is selected (see page 35).

•If the component you are connecting only has one surround back channel output, change the Surround back channel input setting (page 40) to SB 1ch IN.

Connecting video components

Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below. With digital video components (like a DVD player), you must use one of the connections shown on the next page for the video signal, but in order to hear a digital source (like a DVD) you should hook up the audio to a digital input (see page 14). It is also a good idea to hook up your digital components with analog audio connections (see page 15).

For better quality video, you can hook up using the component video jacks or the S-video jacks (quality descends in this order) on the rear of the receiver instead of the regular video jacks (see the second illustration of the following page). Make sure they are connected to the video component using the same kind of connection. However, you don’t need to make more than one type of video connection.

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

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