Connecting Your Equipment

Connecting the Radio Antennas

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

Connect the supplied FM wire antenna and the AM loop antenna to the ANTENNA terminals as shown below. These antennas should provide adequate reception quality in most cases, but connecting outdoor antennas should noticeably improve sound quality.

FM wire antenna

AM loop antenna

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

PCM/

FM UNBAL 75

AM LOOP

2DIGITAL /

DTS

 

 

ANTENNA

OUT1

IN

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

OUT2

 

 

 

 

R

L

MONITOR OUT

IN 1

 

PLAY

 

 

(TV/

 

 

 

SAT)

IN

 

IN

 

 

IN 2

CD-R/

 

VCR1/

(CD-R/

TAPE1

 

DVR

TAPE1)

OUT

 

OUT

7AM loop antenna

1Assemble the antenna.

PRE OUT ASSIGNABLE

 

MONITOR OUT

 

Y

 

SUB

CENTER

WOOFER

 

PB

FRONT

 

 

PR

R

L

SUR-

(DVD/LD) IN 1

ROUND

Y

 

R

L

SUR-

(Single)

ROUND

 

2Twist exposed wire strands together and insert.

AC OUTLET

3Attach to a wall, etc. (if desired) and face toward the direction providing the best reception.

PREPARATION

Using outdoor antennas

7To improve FM reception

Connect an external FM antenna.

7To improve AM reception

Connect a 15 to 18 feet (5 – 6 meter) length of vinyl-coated wire to the AM LOOP ANTENNA terminal in addition to the supplied AM loop antenna.

For best possible reception, suspend horizontally outdoors.

Outdoor antenna

AM loop antenna

15–18 ft. (5–6 m)

Indoor antenna (vinyl-coated wire)

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Pioneer VSX-43TX Connecting the Radio Antennas, Using outdoor antennas, FM wire antenna AM loop antenna

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