03Connecting up

Connecting the multichannel analog outputs

For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs. In this case, you can connect them to the multi- channel inputs of this receiver as shown below.1

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Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box

Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’.

1Connect a set of audio/video outputs on

the set-top box component to the TV/SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs on this receiver.2 Use a stereo RCA phono cable for the audio

connection and a standard RCA video cable for the video connection.3

2If your set-top box has a digital output, connect it to a digital input on this receiver.

The example shows an optical connection to the DIGITAL OPT 1 (CD) input.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1The multichannel input can only be used when DVD 5.1ch is selected (see page 30).

2If you’ve already connected your TV to the TV/SAT inputs, simply choose another input. However, you’ll need to remember which input you connected the set-top box to.

3See Using the component video jacks on page 13 if your set-top box also has a component video output.

4In this case, you’ll need to tell the receiver which digital input you connected the set-top box to (see The Input Assign menu on page 33).

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Pioneer VSX-518 manual Connecting the multichannel analog outputs, Connect a set of audio/video outputs on

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