03Connecting up

Connecting digital audio components

The easiest way to hook up this receiver for surround sound (Dolby Digital and DTS sources) is to use a digital input. You can do this by either coaxial or optical connections (you do not need to do both). The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some digital components only have one type of digital terminal, it is a matter of matching like with like (for example, the coaxial output from the component to coaxial input on the receiver). This receiver has four digital inputs (two coaxial inputs and two optical inputs) on the rear panel. Connect your digital components as shown below.

There is one digital output jack which is marked DIGITAL OUT. If you connect this to the optical input on a digital recorder (for example an MD, DAT or CD-R) you can make direct digital recordings with this unit.

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

• The arrows indicate the direction of the signal.

Satellite tuner

DIGITAL

OUT

DIGITAL AM LOOP

IN 2

IN 1

OUT

(CD-R/ TAPE/MD) (TV/SAT)

MONITO

ANTENNA Y

INOUT

CD recorder

DVD or LD player

CD player

DIGITAL DIGITAL

OUT IN

DIGITAL OUT

COAX

DIGITAL OUT

COAX

ASSIGNABLE

1 4

IN 3

(DVD/

LD)

IN 4

(CD)

DIGITAL

CD

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

PLAY

 

 

PRE

 

 

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

CEN-

CD-R/

 

SUBW.

TER

TAPE/MD

 

 

OUT

 

 

FRONT

REC

 

R

L

 

 

VIDEO1

 

 

SUR-

IN

 

 

 

 

ROUND

 

 

R

L

PLAY

 

 

SUR-

 

 

ROUND

IN

 

 

BACK

DVR /

 

R

L

 

(Single)

VCR

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

CEN-

REC

 

 

TER

TV/

 

SUBW.

 

 

 

 

SAT

 

 

FRONT

IN

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

DVD/

 

 

SUR-

LD

 

 

ROUND

IN

 

R

L

R

L

MULTI CH IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

CONTROL

PB

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

MONITOR

OUTPR

MONITOR

OUTY

VIDEO1

INPB

 

IN

PR

 

DVR /

 

 

VCR

 

 

OUT

Y

 

TV/

 

 

SAT

PB

 

IN

 

 

 

DVD/

PR

 

LD

 

IN

 

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

COMP

VID

VIDEO

Note

•If your digital connections are different from the default settings, you should refer to The Input Assign menu on page 63 to assign the jacks to the proper component(s).

•If you have a have a DVD-Audio or SACD compatible player, see Connecting multichannel analog components on page 17.

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VSX-52TX specifications

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