Connecting up

03

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.

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

 

 

 

AUDIO

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

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2 If necessary, connect the analog audio

outputs of the component to a set of spare

audio inputs on this receiver.

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 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.

13 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R IN

L

 

R OUT L

 

 

 

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

 

 

PLAY

 

 

 

DIGITAL OUT

AUDIO IN

 

 

AUDIO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

OPTICAL

DIGITAL IN

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- compatible player.

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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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Pioneer VSX-917V manual Connecting other audio components, About the WMA9 Pro decoder, English Deutsch Français

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