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

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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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