Pioneer VSX-45TX Connecting the Radio Antennas, Using outdoor antennas, 7To improve FM reception

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						PRE OUT	ASSIGNABLE
PCM/	FM UNBAL 75Ω		AM LOOP	MULTI-ROOM				MONITOR OUT
2DIGITAL /				& SOURCE
DTS/MPEG			ANTENNA	MONITOR OUT			Y
						SUB
			MULTI-ROOM
OUT1	IN				CENTER	WOOFER
		CONTROL	& SOURCE
			MONITOR				PB
								12V
	OUT		R OUT L	OUT
OUT2					FRONT			TRIGGER
								(DC OUT12V/
	R	L			R	L	PR	100mA MAX)
IN 1
	PLAY
					SUR-
(TV/
SAT)	IN		IN		ROUND		Y	(DVD/LD) IN 1
					R	L
IN 2	CD-R/		VCR1/
(CD-R/	TAPE1		DVR		SUR-	(Single)
TAPE1)	OUT		OUT		ROUND		P
					BACK

7AM loop antenna

1 Assemble the antenna. 2 Twist exposed wire strands together and insert.

AC OUTLET

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

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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)