Pioneer VSX-918V, VSX-818V Connecting up Using the component video jacks, Connecting using HDMI

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				2
		CD-R		AM	(TV / SAT)
(ASSIGNABLE)		/ TAPE
				LOOP
		/ MD			OPT
	OUT
					1
(TV / SAT) IN 2
					(CD)
	IN	DVD/BD	DVD	SUB	(ASSIGNABLE)
		FRONT
		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
(ASSIGNABLE)		AUDIO		VIDEO
VSX-818V

2

HDMI IN

HDMI/DVI-compatible monitor or flat panel TV

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

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