Pioneer VSX-915-S/-K, VSX-815-S/-K manual 04Connecting up, Connecting other audio components

04Connecting up

This receiver*

Connecting other audio components

The number and kind of connections depends

on the kind of component you’re connecting.1 Follow the steps below to connect a CD-R, MD, DAT, tape recorder or other audio component.

1	If your component has a digital output,
connect this to a digital input on the receiver
as shown.
The example shows a coaxial connection to the
CD digital input jack using a coaxial digital
audio cable.
2	If necessary, connect the analog audio
outputs of the component to a set of spare
audio inputs on this receiver.

		IN	AUX
DIGITAL OUT			CD
	OPT	IN
	OPT	OUT	DVR/
	2		VCR
(DVR/VCR)		IN
	OPT
	1		TV /
(TV/SAT)		IN	SAT
			DVD
			/LD
ASSIGNABLE	COAX	IN	FRONT
DIGITAL IN
	2		REC
	(CD)
			CD-R
		OUT
	COAX		/ TAPE
			/ MD
	1
	(DVD	IN	PLAY
	/LD)

AUDIO

FM UNBAL	AM
75 Ω	LOOP ANTENNA
	MONITOR	OUT
	OUT
	CONTROL
	IN	OUT
VIDEO
IN	OUT
		IN
IN
	MONITOR
	OUT	IN
D V D
5.1CH	SUB
INPUT	WOOFER	IN
IN	PREOUT
		S-V

You’ll need to make this connection for

components without a digital output, or if you

want to record from a digital component. Use a

stereo RCA phono cable as shown.

3 If you're connecting a recorder, connect

the analog audio outputs (REC) to the analog

audio inputs on the recorder.

The example shows an analog connection to

the CD-R/TAPE/MDanalog output jack using

a stereo RCA phono cable.

4 VSX-815/915 only: If your recorder has a

digital input, connect it to the digital output

on the receiver as shown.

Use an optical cable to make this connection.

1		2	3
OPTICAL	COAXIAL	R OUT L	R IN	L
		PLAY	REC
DIGITAL OUT		AUDIO OUT	AUDIO IN

4CD-R, MD, DAT, Tape recorder, etc.

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

*The illustration shows the VSX-915, but connections for the VSX-515/815 are the same.

About the WMA9 Pro decoder

This unit has an on-board Windows Media® Audio 9 Professional (WMA9 Pro) decoder, so it is possible to playback WMA9 Pro-encoded audio using a coaxial or optical digital connection when connected to a WMA9 Pro-

Note

1Note that you must connect digital components to analog audio jacks if you want to record to/from digital components (like an MD) to/from analog components.

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