Pioneer VSX-918V Connecting other audio components, About the WMA9 Pro decoder, Connecting up

03Connecting up

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.

1If your component has a digital output, connect this to a digital input on the receiver as shown.

The example shows an optical connection to the DIGITAL OPT 1 (CD) input.

2If 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.

3If you’re connecting a recorder, connect the analog audio outputs 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.

VSX-918V
HDMI	IN		AUX		ANTENNA
			L		FM UNBAL
	IN		CD			DIGITAL IN
(DVD / BD) IN 1						CONTROL	OPT
	IN					OUT	2
			CD-R				(TV / SAT)
(ASSIGNABLE)			/ TAPE
			/ MD		AM	IN	OPT
	OUT
					LOOP		1
(TV / SAT) IN 2
							(CD)
			DVD/BD	DVD		(ASSIGNABLE)
	IN		FRONT			SUB
			DVD5.1	/ BD IN		WOOFER		R
						PREOUT
			CHINPUT				S
OUT	IN		TV	TV		MONITOR
			/ SAT	/ SAT IN		OUT	P
							E
XM	IN			DVR		DVR	A	A
IN				/ VCR IN		/ VCR OUT	K
			DVR				E
DIGITAL IN			/ VCR
							R
COAX 1	OUT
(DVD / BD)							S
)		AUDIO			VIDEO
3			2			1
R	IN	L		R OUT	L	COAXIAL	OPTICAL
	REC			PLAY
AUDIO IN				AUDIO OUT		DIGITAL OUT

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

The illustration shows the VSX-918V, but connections for the VSX-818V 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- compatible player.

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

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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