Pioneer VSX-82TXS-S, VSX-84TXSI manual Connecting a satellite/cable receiver, or other set-top box

Connecting your equipment 03

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver	Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR
or other set-top box	and other video sources

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

This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.

VSX-84TXSi

IR

VSX-84TXSi

& SOURCE

MULTI-ROOM

AUDIO

MULTI-ROOM

ANTENNA PHONO

/ REC SEL

& SOURCE

OUT1

S400

MAIN ROOM(ZONE1)

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

AM LOOP

ROOM3

MULTI-ROOM

IR

MULTI-ROOM

AUDIO

(ZONE3)

IN1

IN

& SOURCE

ANTENNA

(AUDIO)

MONITOR

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

/ REC SEL

& SOURCE

PHONO

OUT2

ROOM2(ZONE2)

OUT

OUT

R ROOM2(ZONE2) L

OUT1

S400

FM UNBAL 75 Ω

AM LOOP

CD

ROOM3

IN2

(ZONE3)

IN1

IN

S400

OUT

IN

(AUDIO)

MONITOR

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

USB

12 V TRIGGER

OUT2

ROOM2(ZONE2)

OUT

OUT

R ROOM2(ZONE2) L

CD

AUDIO

HDMI

IN2

IN

IN1

DVD/

S400

OUT

IN

1

2

LD

USB

12 V TRIGGER

IN 1

(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX)

IN

AUDIO

HDMI

IN

IN1

DVD/

(SAT)

ROOM2

MULTI-ROOM

OUT

1

2

LD

& SOURCE

TV

IN 1

IN 1

IN

IN 2

MONITOR

IN 2

IN

(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX)

(DVR/

IN2

(ZONE2)

OUT

CD-R/

(SAT)

ROOM2

MULTI-ROOM

OUT

VCR 1)

IN 1

OUT IN 1 (DVD/LD)

SAT

TAPE

IN 2

& SOURCE

IN 2

TV

Y

Y

IN 2 (TV)

MONITOR

IN

IN 3

IN

IN

(DVR/

IN2

(ZONE2)

OUT

CD-R/

(DVR/

1

2

R

VCR 1)

IN 1

OUT

IN 1

(DVD/LD)

TAPE

VCR 2)

ASSIGNABLE

FR

F

Y

Y

SAT

IN 4

IN3

PB

PB

VIDEO

IN 3

IN 2

(TV)

IN

IN

GAME1

(DVR/

1

2

R

L

(CD-R)

IN

SUB W.

VCR 2)

FR

FL

1

4

VIDEO /

IN3

PB

PB

ASSIGNA-

PR

PR

IN 4

GAME1

OUT

(CD-R)

IN

SUB W.

CENTER

DVR/

SUR-

1

4

ASSIGNA-

IN 2

IN 3

VCR 1

ROUND

PR

PR

BLE

OUT

Y

Y

IN

IN 1

1

2

DVR/

SUR-

IN 2

(DVD/

IN4

IN 2

IN 3

VCR 1

ROUND

(CD)

R

LD)

IN 2

Y

Y

IN

OUT

PB

PB

OUT

R

IN

DVR/

R

(CD)

L

SURR

VCR 2

PB

PB

OUT

PR

PR

IN

OUT

XM

IN

DVR/

R

SURROUND

L

VCR

OUT

BACK

ASSIGNABLE 1 3 S - VIDEO

VIDEO

R

L

PR

PR

IN

MULTI CH

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

CONTROL

IN

R

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

1 3

S - VIDEO

VIDEO

L

CONTROL

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

DIGITAL OUT

R AUDIO L VIDEO S-VIDEO

AV OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

R AUDIO L	VIDEO	S-VIDEO	R AUDIO L	VIDEO	S-VIDEO
	AV OUT			AV IN

3 1 2

STB

1Connect the audio/video outputs on the set-top box to the SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs.

Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable and a video or S-video1cable.

2Connect an optical-type2digital audio output from

your set-top box to the DIGITAL 1 (SAT) input.3

Use an optical cable for the connection.

DVR, VCR, etc.

1Connect the audio/video outputs of the video player/recorder to the DVR/VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO inputs.

Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio

connection and a video or S-video4cable for the video connection.

• For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 IN inputs.

2If the device can record, connect the DVR/VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO outputs to the recorder’s audio/ video inputs.

Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio connection and a video or S-video cable for the video connection.

Note

1See The Input Setup menu on page 63 to assign the S-VIDEO 2 input to the SAT input function if you make this connection.

2If your set-top box only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top box to (see The Input Setup menu on page 63).

3If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.

4See The Input Setup menu on page 63 to assign the S-VIDEO 2 input to the DVR/VCR1 input function if you make this connection.

13

En