Pioneer VSX-AX4AVi-G manual Multi-roomlistening options, Basic multi-roomsetup ROOM, Sub room ROOM

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Multi-room listening options

The following table shows what you can listen to in each sub room:

Sub room Input sources available

•Connect a TV monitor to the MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks on the rear of this receiver.

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the surround back speaker terminals as shown below.

ROOM2 (ZONE2) iPod, the built-in tuner and other analog audio
sources (except MULTI CH IN). With video			1			2
sources, only composite video is possible.					(DC OUT 12VTOTAL 50mA MAX)
ROOM3 (ZONE3) Only digital audio sources (the input source			ROOM2			MULTI-ROOM
							& SOURCE
must already be assigned using the The Input							MONITOR
			(ZONE2)				OUT
Setup menu on page 60) are available.		HDMI		IN1			OUT
	Sub room Main room				Y		Y

Basic multi-room setup (ROOM 2)

AC IN

ANTENNA

AUDIO

RPRE OUTL

1 Connect a separate amplifier to the MULTI-ROOM &

R

L

S400

230-

SOURCE OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the MULTI-

S400

ASSIGNABLE

SPEAKERS

220V

240 V

110V

120-127 V

R

L

R

L

ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks, both on the rear

R

L

A

R

L

R

L

R

L

B

ASSIGNA-

BLE

of this receiver.

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

R

L

ASSIGNABLE

R L

You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub
room amplifier as shown in the following illustration.					SURROUND BACK / B
					R	L(Single)
	FM UNBAL 75Ω		AM LOOP
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE		MONITOR	MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE	IN
IN	ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT	OUT	R ROOM2(ZONE2) L	C
IR			OUT	IN
	12 V TRIGGER
1	2		DVD/
		IN1	LD
(DC OUT 12VTOTAL 50mA MAX)			IN
ROOM2	MULTI-ROOM			O
	& SOURCE		TV
(ZONE2)	MONITOR	IN2	IN
	OUT			CD
DMI IN1	OUT			TA	Secondary multi-room setup (ROOM 3)
	IN1(DVD/LD)
	Sub room	Main room			• Connect a separate amplifier to the OUT1 ROOM3
					(ZONE3) digital output on the rear of this receiver.

ANTENNA PHO

The amplifier must have an optical digital input to make

OUT1

FM UNBAL 75Ω

AM LOOP

this connection. This will allow you to hear the digital

ROOM3(ZONE3)

12 V TRIGGER

IN

AUDIO

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

MONITOR

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

OUT2

IN

OUT

OUT

R

L

CD

USB S400

IR

OUT

IN

IN

1

2

DVD/

1

IN1

(DC OUT 12VTOTAL 50mA MAX)

IN1

IN

TAP

output of a component in a second sub room.

VCR 1)

IN1 INY1

OUTY

IN1(DVD/LD)

SAT

(SAT)

ROOM2

MULTI-ROOM

OU

S400

& SOURCE

TV

IN2

MONITOR

IN2

IN

(DVR/

(ZONE2)

OUT

CD-R

IN3

IN2(TV)

IN

IN

(DVR/

1–2

R

VCR 2)

ASSIGNABLE

VIDEO1/

FR

IN4

P

P

GAME1

(CD-R)

IN

1–4

IN2

SUB

ASSIGNA-

BLE

P

P

OUT

IN1 1–2

DVR/

SUR

(DVD/

RO

LD)

IN2

IN3

VCR 1

Y

Y

IN

IN2

OUT

R

(CD)

P

P

OUT

MULTI-ROOM

VCR 2

R

DVR/

P

P

IN

&SOURCE

/REC SEL

ASSIGNABLE 1–3

S -VIDEO VIDEO

R

L

CON

OUT1

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

ROOM3(ZONE3)

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

OUT2

IN

ROOM2(ZONE2)

S400

IR

USB

AUDIO

12 V TRIGGER

IN

1

IN1

(DC OUT 12VTOTAL 50mA MAX)

(SAT)

ROOM2

S400HDMI

IN1

Surround Back System multi-room setup (ROOM

IN1

Y

2

2)

Sub room (ROOM 3)

Main room

You must select MR&S in Surround back speaker setting

on page 35 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the

sub room will be temporarily interrupted when

ROOM3(ZONE3)

FM UNBAL 75Ω

AM LOOP

MULTI-ROOM

ANTENNA

&SOURCE

/REC SEL

PHO

OUT1

controlling the main room (for example, changing the

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

MONITOR

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

IN

OUT2

IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT

OUT

R ROOM2(ZONE2) L

CD

IN

12 V TRIGGER

DVD/

USB

S400

IR

OUT

IN

AUDIO

input source or starting playback).

(DVR/

1

2

IN1

LD

TAP

OUT

IN

IN1

(DC OUT 12VTOTAL 50mA MAX)

(SAT)

S400

ROOM2

MULTI-ROOM

OU

& SOURCE

TV

IN2

MONITOR

IN2

IN

(ZONE2)

OUT

CD-R

VCR 1)

HDMI IN1

IN1(DVD/LD)

SAT

IN3

IN1

Y

Y

IN2(TV)

IN

1–2

IN

R

(DVR/

VCR 2)

ASSIGNABLE

VIDEO1/

FR

IN4

P

P

GAME1

(CD-R)

IN

1–4

IN2

SUB

ASSIGNA-

BLE

P

P

OUT

IN1 1–2

DVR/

SUR

(DVD/

RO

LD)

IN2

IN3

VCR 1

OUT

Y

Y

IN

IN2

R

(CD)

P

P

OUT

DIGITAL IN

DVR/

R

VCR 2

P

P

IN

ASSIGNABLE 1–3

S -VIDEO

VIDEO

R L

CON

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

Note

1 Only one sub room is possible if you connect the OUT1 ROOM3 (ZONE3) digital output to your second sub room.

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