Using Other Functions

Connecting Additional Amplifiers

This receiver has more than sufficient power for any home use, but it is possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel of your system. Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANALOG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE OUT

ANALOG

PCM/

FM UNBAL 75

AM LOOP

 

 

 

 

2DIGITAL /

ANTENNA

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB

L

R

OUT1

IN

 

 

 

 

CENTER

WOOFER

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT2

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

 

 

 

 

R

L

MONITOR OUT

 

 

 

 

 

IN 1

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

PLAY

 

 

 

 

SUR-

 

 

 

(TV/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAT)

IN

 

 

IN

 

ROUND

 

ANALOG

 

 

 

 

R

L

IN 2

CD-R/

 

 

VCR1/

 

INPUT

(CD-R/

TAPE1

 

 

DVR

 

SUR-

(Single)

L

R

TAPE1)

OUT

 

 

OUT

 

ROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BACK

 

 

 

 

REC

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 3

PLAY

 

 

 

 

FRONT

 

 

 

(DVD/

IN

 

 

IN

 

R

 

 

 

LD)

MD/

 

 

VCR2

 

L

 

 

IN 4

TAPE2

 

 

 

 

SUR-

 

ANALOG

(CD)

OUT

 

 

OUT

 

ROUND

 

INPUT

REC

 

 

 

 

R

L

L

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

 

 

TV/

 

SUB

CEN-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOOF-

TER

 

 

 

IN

 

 

SAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

LINE

 

 

DVD/

 

SUR-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUND

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

LD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BACK

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

 

R

L

R

L

 

ANALOG

 

VIDEO

S VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

AUDIO

AUDIO

 

VIDEO

MULTI CH IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Front channel amplifier

Surround channel amplifier

Surround back channel amplifier

Center channel amplifier (mono)

memo • You can use the additional amplifier on the surround back channels for a single speaker as well. In this case plug the amplifier into the L (SINGLE) terminal only.

The sound from the surround back terminals will depend on how you have set up the SURRBACK SYSTEM (see pages 35).

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Pioneer VSX-43TX operating instructions Connecting Additional Amplifiers

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