03Connecting up

Using the component video jacks

Component video should deliver superior picture quality when compared to composite video. A further advantage (if your source and TV are both compatible) is progressive-scan video, which delivers a very stable, flicker-free picture. See the manuals that came with your TV and source component to check whether they are compatible with progressive-scan video.

Important

If you connect any source component to the receiver using a component video input, you must also have your TV connected to this receiver’s COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks.

1Connect the component video outputs of your source to a set of component video inputs on this receiver.

Use a three-way component video cable for the connection.

2If necessary, assign the component video inputs to the input source you’ve connected. This only needs to be done if you didn’t connect according to the following defaults:

Component 1 DVD

Component 2 TV

Component 3 DVR

See Assigning the component video inputs on page 65 for more on this.

3Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks on this receiver to the component video inputs on your TV or monitor.

Use a three-way component video cable.

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Connecting using HDMI

If you have an HDMI or DVI (with HDCP) equipped component, you can connect it to this receiver using a commercially available HDMI cable.

The HDMI connection transfers uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio that the connected component is compatible with, including DVD-Video, DVD- Audio (see below for limitations), Video CD/ Super VCD, CD and MP3.

HDMI/DVI-equipped component

HDMI OUT

ANALOG AUDIO OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

 

R

L

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

1

3

(VSX-818V

 

 

model only)

HDMI

IN

AUX

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

 

R

L

 

FM UNBAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

CD

 

 

DIGITAL IN

 

 

 

 

(DVD/BD) IN 1

 

 

 

 

OPT

 

IN

CD-R

 

 

2

 

 

 

AM

(TV/SAT)

(ASSIGNABLE)

 

/TAPE

 

LOOP

 

 

/MD

 

OPT

 

OUT

 

 

(TV/SAT) IN 2

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

(CD)

 

IN

DVD/BD

DVD

SUB

(ASSIGNABLE)

 

FRONT

 

 

 

DVD5.1

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WOOFER

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PREOUT

 

 

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OUT

 

TV

TV

MONITOR

IN

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/SAT

/SAT IN

OUT

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DVR

DVR

A

 

IN

 

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/VCR IN

/VCR OUT

DIGITAL IN

 

DVR

 

 

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/VCR

 

 

R

COAX 1

OUT

 

 

 

(DVD/BD)

 

 

 

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(ASSIGNABLE)

 

AUDIO

 

VIDEO

 

VSX-818V

 

 

 

 

 

2

HDMI IN

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or flat screen TV

The illustration shows the VSX-818V, but connections for the VSX-918V are the same.

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Pioneer VSX-918V-K, VSX-818V-K manual Connecting up Using the component video jacks, Connecting using Hdmi

VSX-818V-K, VSX-918V-K specifications

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