03Connecting up

Connecting the multichannel analog outputs

For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In this case, you can connect the multichannel analog outputs to the multichannel inputs of

this receiver as shown below.1

This receiver

1Connect a set of audio/video outputs on the set-top box component to the TV/SAT

AUDIO and VIDEO inputs on this receiver.2

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

the video connection.3

2Connect an optical digital audio output from your set-top box component to the DIGITAL OPT 2 (TV/SAT) input on this receiver.

DIGITAL OUT

IN

 

AUX

 

OPT

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

CD

 

OPT

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

(TV/ SAT)

IN

 

DVR /

 

OPT

 

 

VCR

 

1

 

 

 

(CD)

OUT

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL IN

 

 

TV /

 

 

IN

 

SAT

 

XM

 

 

DVD

ASSIGNABLE

IN

 

 

/LD

IN

 

FRONT

DIGITAL IN

COAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

PLAY

 

(DVR/VCR)

IN

 

CD-R

 

COAX

 

/ TAPE

 

 

 

/ MD

 

1

 

 

 

 

(DVD/LD)

OUT

 

REC

 

 

R

AUDIO

L

FM UNBAL 75

AM

LOOP

ANTENNA

VIDEO

IN

IN

D V D

5.1CH

INPUT

IN

OUT

CONTROL

IN

OUT

MONITOR OUT

SUB WOOFER

PREOUT

MONITOR OUT

OUT

DVR /

VCR

IN

TV /

SAT

IN

DVD /LD

IN

S-VIDEO

CEN- SUB

TER WOOFER

SIRIUS IN

(DVR/VC

Y PB

R SURROUND L

DVD 5.1CH INPUT

MONITOR OUT

FRONT

S RL R P

E

AA

K

E

R

S

Use an optical cable for the connection.4

This receiver

DIGITAL OUT

IN

AUX

 

 

 

 

 

OPT

 

 

 

FM UNBAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

IN

CD

 

 

 

MONITOR OUT

 

OPT

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

(TV/ SAT)

IN

DVR /

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

OPT

 

VCR

 

AM

IN

 

 

1

 

 

 

LOOP

OUT

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

(CD)

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

DVR /

DIGITAL IN

 

TV /

IN

 

OUT

VCR

 

 

IN

 

 

 

IN

 

 

SAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV /

 

XM

 

DVD

IN

 

MONITOR

SAT

ASSIGNABLE

IN

 

/LD

 

 

OUT

IN

 

FRONT

 

 

 

DIGITAL IN

COAX

 

 

D V D

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.1CH

 

SUB

DVD

 

2

 

PLAY

INPUT

 

 

 

IN

 

WOOFER

/LD

 

(DVR/VCR)

 

CD-R

 

PREOUT

IN

 

IN

 

 

 

COAX

/ TAPE

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/ MD

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

CENTER

R

L

SUB

VIDEO

FRONT

OUTPUT

SURROUND

WOOFER

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

 

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

 

DVD/multi-channel decoder with multi-channel analog output jacks

(DVD/LD) OUT

 

REC

R

AUDIO

L

2

 

1

DIGITAL OUT

Connecting a satellite receiver or other digital set-top box

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

R AUDIO L

VIDEO

 

 

 

AV OUT

Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial

 

digital TV tuners are all examples of so-called

STB

`set-top boxes'.

Note

1 The multichannel input can only be used when DVD 5.1 ch is selected (see page 34).

2If you've already connected your TV to the TV/SAT inputs, simply choose another input. However, to receive a signal, you'll need to press the input select button for the input you connected the set-top box to.

3 For better quality, you can also connect with S-video using the S-VIDEO TV/SAT jack. If your set-top box also has a component video output, you can connect this too. See Using the component video jacks on page 17 for more on this.

4 If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, omit this step. If it 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 Assign menu on page 62).

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Pioneer VSX-917V Connecting up, Connecting the multichannel analog outputs, Audio and Video inputs on this receiver.2

VSX-917V specifications

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