Pioneer VSX-AX2AV-S manual Using the USB interface, Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

Other connections

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending on whether your player supports surround back

channels).1 Make sure that the player is set to output multichannel analog audio.

1Connect the front, surround, center and subwoofer outputs on your DVD player to the corresponding MULTI CH input jack on this receiver.

•Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the connections.

2If your DVD player also has outputs for surround back channels, connect these to the corresponding MULTI CH input jacks on this receiver.

•Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the connections.

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•Depending on the DVD player you’re using, the analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be too low. In this case switch the receiver into standby, then press STANDBY/ON while holding down VIDEO SELECT on the front panel. This switches between SW IN +10dB (increase of 10 decibels) and SW IN 0dB (default) in the subwoofer channel.

Using the USB interface

VSX-AX4AVi only

It is possible to listen to two channels of audio from your computer by connecting to the USB interface on the rear of this receiver. Depending on your model of computer and the software installed, you can listen to the stereo audio source through the speaker setup you’ve

connected to this receiver.3

•If there is a single surround back output, connect it to the SURROUND BACK L (Single) jack on this receiver.

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs

for surround sound playback.2

RECEIVER INPUT	SYSTEM OFF
	SOURCE
SELECT

CD TV VIDEO 2

DVD SAT VIDEO1 TVCONT

1Make sure you have set the playback source to the proper output setting.

For example, you might need to set your DVD player to output multichannel analog audio.

MULTI-ROOM

ANTENNA

AUDIO

PRE OUT

&SOURCE

/REC SEL

PHONO

R

L

F

OUT1

FM UNBAL 75Ω

AM LOOP

ROOM3(ZONE3)

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

IN

MONITOR

MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE

OUT2

IN

ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT

OUT

R ROOM2(ZONE2) L

CD

SUBW.

C

USB

S400

IR

OUT

IN

AUDIO

12 V TRIGGER

IN

(AUDIO)

DVD/

1

2

IN1

LD

IN1

(DC OUT 12VTOTAL 50mA MAX)

IN

(SAT)

ROOM2

MULTI-ROOM

OUT

& SOURCE

TV

IN2

MONITOR

IN2

IN

(ZONE2)

OUT

CD-R/

(DVR/

HDMI

IN1

OUT

TAPE

R

L

VCR 1)

IN1(DVD/LD)

SAT

IN1

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Y

IN2(TV)

IN

IN3

IN

1–2

R

L

(DVR/

ASSIGNABLE

FR

FL

iPod

VCR 2)

VIDEO1/

IN4

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PB

GAME1

IN

(CD-R)

IN

1–4

IN2

SUB W.

CENTER

ASSIGNA-

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PR

PR

OUT

IN1 1–2

DVR/

SUR-

(DVD/

IN

2

IN

3

VCR 1

ROUND

LD)

IN

OUT

Y

Y

IN2

(CD)

R

L

PB

PB

OUT

DVR/

R

SURROUND

L

RS-232C

VCR 2

BACK

PR

PR

IN

MULTI CH

S -VIDEO

VIDEO

R

L

OUT

IN

IN

ASSIGNABLE 1–3

CONTROL

DIGITAL

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VSX-AX4AVi

B-type USB A-type USB

connector connector

2Use the INPUT SELECT button to select MULTI CH IN. You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel.

Personal computer

1Connect your computer’s USB terminal to the USB terminal on the rear panel of this receiver.

2Switch on your computer and this receiver.

Note

1To listen to multichannel analog audio you’ll need to switch the input signal selector to MULTI CH INPUT (see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs above for more on this).

2• When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, you can’t use Midnight/Loudness, Dialog Enhancement or the SIGNAL SELECT and ANA- LOG ATT buttons, as well as any of the listening modes (including STEREO and the surround back channel processing).

•When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.

•You can’t listen to your speaker B (Second Zone) system during playback from the multichannel inputs.

3• Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, Windows® Millennium Edition and Windows® 98 Second Edition operating systems have been tested for compatibility with this interface, but depending on your computer setup, you may find that your system is not compatible.

•Make sure you use a USB cable that connects from an A-type connector (from your PC) to a 4-pin B-type connector (to the receiver).

•The USB specification is version 1.1 compatible, and the USB Audio Class specification is 1.0 compatible.

•Any computer alert sounds will also be heard through the speakers unless you switch them off from the computer’s control panel.

•You won’t be able to hear the audio from the USB connection through the digital outputs of this receiver.

•Note that using hubs or extensions may cause connection problems.

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