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

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compatible player. However, the connected PC, DVD player, set-top box, etc. must be able to output WMA9 Pro format audio signals through a coaxial or optical digital output.

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Connecting other video components

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

1Connect a set of audio/video outputs on the recorder to the DVR/VCR AUDIO and VIDEO inputs on this receiver.

Use a stereo RCA phono cable for the audio connection and a standard RCA video cable for the video connection.1

2Connect a set of audio/video inputs on the recorder to the DVR/VCR AUDIO and VIDEO outputs on this receiver.

Use a stereo RCA phono cable for the audio connection and a standard RCA video cable for the video connection.2

3If your video component has a digital audio output, connect it to a digital input on this receiver.

The example shows a recorder connected to the DIGITAL COAX 1 (DVD/LD) input.3

This receiver*

			IN		AUX
	DIGITAL OUT					FM UNBAL	AM
						75 Ω	LOOP ANTENNA
		OPT	IN		CD
							MONITOR	OUT
							OUT
		OPT	OUT		DVR/		CONTROL
		2			VCR		IN
								OUT
	(DVR/VCR)		IN
						VIDEO
		OPT
		1			TV /	IN	OUT
					SAT			IN
	(TV/SAT)
						IN
					DVD
							MONITOR
					/LD
ASSIGNABLE			IN		FRONT		OUT	IN
		COAX				D V D
	DIGITAL IN
		2			REC	5.1CH	SUB
		(CD)				INPUT	WOOFER	IN
					CD-R	IN
			OUT				PREOUT
		COAX			/ TAPE			S-V
					/ MD
		1
		(DVD	IN		PLAY
		/LD)	R	AUDIO	L
3			1				2
OPTICAL	COAXIAL			R OUT	L		R IN L
				PLAY			REC
DIGITAL OUT				AUDIO OUT		VIDEO OUT	AUDIO IN	VIDEO IN

4VCR, DVR, LD player, etc.

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

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

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Note

1VSX-815/915 only – For better quality, you can also connect with S-video using the S-VIDEO DVR/VCR IN jack. If your set-top box has a component video output, you can connect this too. See Using the component video jacks on page 20 for more on this.

2VSX-815/915 only – For better quality, you can also connect with S-video using the S-VIDEO DVR/VCR OUT jack.

3If your video component doesn’t have a digital audio output, omit this step. If it only has an optical digital output, you can con- nect it to the optical input on this receiver using an optical cable. When you set up the receiver you'll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the component to (see The Input Assign menu on page 75).

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