Pioneer VSX-82TXS, VSX-84TXSI Multi-room listening options, Basic multi-room setup ROOM, Sub room

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Multi-room listening options

The following table shows what you can listen to in each sub room:

Sub room Input sources available

ROOM2 (ZONE2) iPod, XM Radio, the built-in tuner and other analog audio sources (except MULTI CH IN). With video sources, only composite video is possible. Please note that the XM-Radio function is not available for sub room (ROOM2) listening when using the multi-room feature with the VSX-82TXS.

ROOM3 (ZONE3) Only digital audio sources (the input source must already be assigned using the The Input Setup menu on page 63) are available.

Basic multi-room setup (ROOM 2)

1Connect a separate amplifier to the MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the MULTI- ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks, both on the rear of this receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub room amplifier as shown in the following illustration.

	MAIN ROOM(ZONE1)						PHONO
S400	IN1				FM UNBAL 75 Ω	AM LOOP
(AUDIO)					MONITOR	MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE	IN
	ROOM2(ZONE2)		OUT		OUT	R ROOM2(ZONE2) L	CD
	IN2
S400						OUT	IN
HDMI		12 V TRIGGER
IN1	1		2			DVD/
					IN 1	LD
	(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX)					IN
	ROOM2	MULTI-ROOM					OUT
		& SOURCE				TV
			MONITOR		IN 2	IN
IN2	(ZONE2)		OUT				CD-R/
	IN 1		OUT IN 1 (DVD/LD)			SAT	TAPE
	Y		Y	IN 2 (TV)			IN
						IN
				1	2		R
				ASSIGNABLE			FR	FL

Sub room Main room

		IR				ANTENNA	AU
							PHONO
					FM UNBAL 75 Ω	AM LOOP
		IN1			MONITOR	MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE	IN
			OUT		OUT
		IN2					CD
						OUT	IN
			12 V TRIGGER
	IN1	1	2			DVD/
IN					IN	IN
(SAT)							OUT
			MONITOR			TV
IN					IN	IN
(DVR/	IN2		OUT				CD-R/
VCR 1)		IN	OUT IN		(DVD/LD)	SAT	TAPE
IN		Y	Y	IN	(TV)	IN	IN
(DVR/
VCR 2)	IN3	P	P	ASSIGNABLE		VIDEO /	FR
IN						GAME1
(CD-R)						IN
ASSIGNA-
BLE		P	P			OUT
IN						DVR/
(DVD/
LD)	IN4	IN	IN			VCR 1
IN		Y	Y			IN
(CD)
	OUT	P	P			OUT
IN						DVR/	S
						VCR 2
XM		P	P			IN

		S - VIDEO	VIDEO	OU
	ASSIGNABLE			CONTR
DIGITAL	COMPONENT VIDEO	VIDEO	AUDIO

Surround Back System multi-room setup (ROOM 2)

You must select MR&S in Surround back speaker setting on page 36 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the sub room will be temporarily interrupted when controlling the main room (for example, changing the input source or starting playback).

•Connect a TV monitor to the MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks on the rear of this receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the surround back speaker terminals as shown below.

Sub room Main room

							AC OUTLET
SPEAKERS
A	R	L	R	L	R	L	B

S400

HDMI 12 V TRIGGER

IN1	1	2		SURROUND BACK / B
			L
	(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX)			R	L(Single)
	ROOM2	MULTI-ROOM
		& SOURCE
		MONITOR
IN2	(ZONE2)	OUT
	IN 1	OUT IN
	Y	Y	IN

Secondary multi-room setup (ROOM 3)

•Connect a separate amplifier to the OUT1 ROOM3 (ZONE3) digital output on the rear of this receiver. The amplifier must have an optical digital input to make this connection. This will allow you to hear the digital output of a component in a second sub room.1

MULTI-ROOM	IR
& SOURCE
/ REC SEL
OUT1	S400
ROOM3
(ZONE3)	IN1
	(AUDIO)
OUT2
	IN2
	S400
USB
Sub room (ROOM 3)	Main room

	IR			ANTENNA
	Y	Y
			ASSIGNABLE
	P	P
ASSIGNA-
BLE	P	P
	Y	Y
DIGITAL IN	P	P
	ASSIGNABLE	P		IN
	P
DIGITAL	COMPONENT VIDEO		VIDEO	AUDIO

Note

1 Only one sub room is possible if you connect the OUT1 ROOM3 (ZONE3) digital output to your second sub room.

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