Connecting up

03

Connecting analog audio components

To begin set up, connect your analog audio components (such as a cassette deck) to the jacks. For components you want to record with, you need to hook up four plugs to the receiver (a set of stereo inputs and a set of stereo outputs), but for components that only play, you only need to hook up one set of stereo plugs. You must also hook up your digital components to analog audio jacks if you want to record to/from digital components (like an MD) to/from analog components. See page 16 for more on digital connections.

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 audio signal.

CD player

L

DIGITAL AM

MONITOR OUT

CD-R/Tape/MD deck

R

REC PLAY

 

IN 2

 

 

 

(CD-R/ TAPE/MD) (

 

 

 

 

CD

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

PLAY

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

IN

 

 

 

CD-R/

 

 

 

1 4

 

 

 

 

TAPE/MD

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

REC

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

VIDEO1

 

 

SUR-

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

ROUND

 

 

 

R

L

 

PLAY

 

 

SUR-

 

 

 

ROUND

 

IN

 

 

BACK

 

DVR /

 

R

L

 

 

(Single)

 

VCR

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

CEN-

IN 3

REC

 

 

TER

 

 

 

(DVD/

 

 

SUBW.

 

LD)

TV/

 

 

 

 

SAT

 

 

FRONT

 

IN

 

R

L

IN 4

 

 

(CD)

DVD/

 

 

SUR-

 

LD

 

 

ROUND

 

IN

 

R

L

 

R

L

MULTI CH IN

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

 

 

AUDIO

 

12V

BTRIGGER (DC OUT12V/ 100mA MAX)

R

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI-

 

 

 

 

ROOM &

 

VIDEO1

 

 

SOURCE

 

PB

 

IN

 

IN

 

 

 

 

IN 1

I R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

IN

PR

 

 

 

DVR /

 

 

RS - 232C

 

VCR

 

 

 

 

OUT

Y

 

 

 

TV/

 

 

 

 

SAT

PB

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 2

 

 

DVD/

PR

 

 

 

LD

ASSIGNABLE

 

IN

 

1

2

 

 

 

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

COMPONENT

 

 

VIDEO

 

VIDEO

Tip

If you don’t plan on using the spare audio jacks for video components (for example, VIDEO1), you can use these for connecting another audio component, like a line-level turntable.

Connecting multichannel analog components

If you prefer to use a separate component for decoding multichannel formats such as DVD Audio and SACD, you can connect a decoder or a DVD player with multichannel analog outputs to the multichannel inputs of this receiver. Note that the multichannel input can only be used when MULTI CH IN is selected (see page 37).

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.

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

AM LOOP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 2

IN 1

OUT

 

 

ANTENNA

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

OUT

 

IN

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC OUTLET

 

 

 

 

CD

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

12V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

(DC OUT12V/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

 

 

PRE

 

 

 

100mA MAX)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

CEN-

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

4

CD-R/

 

SUBW.

TER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC 120 V 60Hz

 

 

 

 

TAPE/MD

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWITCHED 100W(0 .8A) MAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

FRONT

 

OUT

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

 

R

L

 

 

 

MULTI-

 

 

 

 

FRONT

SURROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO1

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE

 

 

 

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROOM &

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

SUR-

 

VIDEO1

PB

IN

 

 

 

 

 

WOOFER

CENTER

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

ROUND

 

IN

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

IN 1

I R

 

 

L R

 

 

L

 

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

 

 

PLAY

 

 

SUR-

 

 

 

A

R

FRONT

L

CENTER

SURROUND

L

SURROUND BACK /

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUND

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

R

L (Single)

 

 

 

IN

 

 

BACK

 

IN

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVR /

 

R

L

 

DVR /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Single)

 

 

RS - 232C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECTABLE

 

 

 

 

 

VCR

 

 

 

 

VCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

CEN-

 

OUT

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 3

REC

 

 

TER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD/

 

 

SUBW.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LD)

TV/

 

 

TV/

 

 

 

 

 

SAT

 

FRONT

SAT

PB

 

 

 

 

IN

 

IN

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

IN 4

 

 

 

IN 2

 

SELECTABLE

(CD)

DVD/

 

SUR-

DVD/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LD

 

ROUND

LD

PR

ASSIGNABLE

DVD/multi-channel decoder

 

IN

 

VIDEO S-VIDEO

 

 

 

MULTI CH IN

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

1

2

 

 

R

L

 

 

COMPONENT

 

 

DIGITAL

 

AUDIO

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

with multi-channel analog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

output jacks

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Pioneer VSX-52TX Connecting up Connecting analog audio components, Connecting multichannel analog components, Output jacks

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