Pioneer VSX-AX4AVi-G, VSX-AX2AV-G manual Connecting a satellite/cable receiver, or other set-topbox

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Connecting a satellite/cable receiver	Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR
or other set-top box	and other video sources

Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’.

This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.

VSX-AX4AVi

VSX-AX4AVi

MULTI-ROOM

ANTENNA

AUDIO

&SOURCE

/REC SEL

PHONO

OUT1

FM UNBAL 75Ω

AM LOOP

MULTI-ROOM

ROOM3(ZONE3)

IN

ANTENNA

AUDIO

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

MONITOR

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

&SOURCE

ROOM2(ZONE2)

/REC SEL

PHONO

OUT2

IN

OUT

OUT

R ROOM2(ZONE2) L

CD

OUT1

FM UNBAL 75Ω

AM LOOP

ROOM3(ZONE3)

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

IN

S400

IR

OUT

IN

MONITOR

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

USB

OUT2

IN

ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT

OUT

R ROOM2(ZONE2) L

AUDIO

12 V TRIGGER

CD

IN

(AUDIO)

DVD/

S400

IR

OUT

IN

1

2

LD

USB

IN1

(DC OUT 12VTOTAL 50mA MAX)

IN

AUDIO

12 V TRIGGER

(SAT)

ROOM2

MULTI-ROOM

OUT

IN

DVD/

S400

(AUDIO)

1

2

& SOURCE

TV

IN1

LD

IN2

MONITOR

IN2

IN

IN1

(DC OUT 12VTOTAL 50mA MAX)

IN

(ZONE2)

OUT

CD-R/

(SAT)

ROOM2

MULTI-ROOM

OUT

(DVR/

S400

VCR 1)

HDMI

IN1

OUT

IN1(DVD/LD)

SAT

TAPE

& SOURCE

IN2

TV

IN1

Y

Y

IN2(TV)

IN

IN2

MONITOR

IN

IN3

IN

(ZONE2)

OUT

CD-R/

1–2

R

(DVR/

(DVR/

ASSIGNABLE

FR

FL

VCR 1)

HDMI

IN1

OUT

IN1(DVD/LD)

SAT

TAPE

VCR 2)

VIDEO1/

IN1

Y

Y

IN4

PB

PB

IN3

IN2(TV)

IN

IN

GAME1

R

L

(CD-R)

IN

(DVR/

FR

FL

1–4

IN2

SUB W.

CE

VCR 2)

VIDEO1/

ASSIGNA-

PR

PR

OUT

IN4

PB

PB

GAME1

(CD-R)

IN

IN2

IN3

DVR/

SUR-

1–4

IN2

SUB W.

CENTER

VCR 1

ROUND

ASSIGNA-

PR

PR

OUT

Y

Y

IN

BLE

OUT

IN1 1–2

DVR/

SUR-

IN

2

R

(DVD/

IN2

IN3

VCR 1

ROUND

(CD)

LD)

PB

PB

OUT

OUT

Y

Y

IN

IN2

R

L

DVR/

R

SURROUND

(CD)

VCR 2

BACK

PB

PB

OUT

PR

PR

IN

MULT

DVR/

R

L

IN

SURROUND

S -VIDEO

VIDEO

R

L

OUT

BACK

ASSIGNABLE 1–3

CONTROL

PR

PR

IN

MULTI CH

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

S -VIDEO

VIDEO

R

L

OUT

IN

ASSIGNABLE 1–3

CONTROL

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

DIGITAL OUT

R AUDIO L

VIDEO S-VIDEO

AV OUT

OPTICAL COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

3

R AUDIO L	VIDEO	S-VIDEO	R AUDIO L	VIDEO	S-VIDEO
	AV OUT			AV IN

1 2

STB

1Connect the audio/video outputs on the set-top box to the SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs.

Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable and a video or S-video1cable.

2Connect an optical-type2digital audio output from

your set-top box to the DIGITAL 1 (SAT) input.3

Use an optical cable for the connection.

DVR, VCR, etc.

1Connect the audio/video outputs of the video player/recorder to the DVR/VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO inputs.

Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio

connection and a video or S-video4cable for the video connection.

• For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 IN inputs.

2If the device can record, connect the DVR/VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO outputs to the recorder’s audio/ video inputs.

Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio connection and a video or S-video cable for the video connection.

Note

1See The Input Setup menu on page 60 to assign the S-VIDEO 2 input to the SAT input function if you make this connection.

2If your set-top box 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 Setup menu on page 60).

3If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.

4See The Input Setup menu on page 60 to assign the S-VIDEO 2 input to the DVR/VCR1 input function if you make this connection.

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