Pioneer VSX-C301 Quick start guide, Switching on and playing a DVD, Switch on your DVD player

01Quick start guide

Connecting your TV and DVD player

1Connect your DVD player to the receiver. Connect a 21-pin SCART cable (not supplied) between the AV output of your DVD player and the DVD IN AV connector of this receiver for the video and analog audio. (See Specifications on page 42 for the pin assignment.)

For digital audio, connect a coaxial digital audio cable (not supplied) between your DVD player’s coaxial digital output and the DVD(STB) COAX jack on this receiver.

•If your DVD player doesn’t have a coaxial digital out you can use an optical cable connected between the optical output jack on your DVD player and the STB(DVD) OPT1 jack on this receiver. However, you

will have to reassign the input to DVD before using for the first time. See Optical input setting on page 32 for how to do this.

•If you connect an optical digital cable, be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket.

2 Connect your TV to the receiver.

Use a 21-pin SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the DVR/TV IN/OUT AV connector on this receiver to a SCART input on your TV.

3Connect the supplied AC power cable to the AC IN on this receiver and plug in the other end to a power outlet.

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		SPEAKERS
	FRONT	CENTER	SURROUND
R	L		R	L

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		DIGITAL IN
SUB	STB	DVR/TV	DVD
WOOFER	(DVD)		(STB)
OUT	OPT1	OPT2	COAX

AC IN

IN
	OUT
CONTROL	VIDEO IN/OUT	DVR/TV
		AV CONNECTOR
	DVD IN	STB

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DVD player

AVOUT

AVIN

TV

Switching on and playing a DVD

Once you switch the receiver on it will automatically detect the speakers you have connected. Although there are a number of more detailed settings you can make to optimize the surround sound, you should be able to get acceptable surround sound performance right away.

1Switch on your TV and powered subwoofer. Also make sure that your TV is set to the AV input you connected the receiver to.

2Switch on your DVD player.

When you do this, the receiver should automatically switch on with DVD selected as the input source.

3 Load a DVD and start playback.

This receiver will automatically decode Dolby Digital, DTS, or Dolby Surround DVD-Video discs, according to your speaker setup. In most cases, you won’t have to make changes for realistic surround sound.

Other possibilities (like listening to a CD with multichannel surround sound) are explained in Home theater sound on page 23.

4Use the MASTER VOLUME control (front panel or remote) to adjust the volume.

•Turn down your TV’s volume so that you only hear sound from this system.

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