Pioneer VSX-LX51 manual Connecting your equipment

Connecting your equipment 03

Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box

Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources

Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV	This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and
tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top boxes’.	outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video
	devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.

VSX-LX51

HDMI

S-

MONITOR

VSX-LX51

COAXIAL

VIDEO IN

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

OU

ASSIGNABLE 1 - 2

HDMI

S-

MONITOR

VIDEO

COAXIAL

VIDEO IN

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

OU

OUT

IN 1

(DVD)

ASSIGNABLE 1 - 2

RS-232C

VIDEO

OUT

IN 1

IN 2

(DVD)

(CD)

DVD

TV SAT

DVR1

DVR2

ZON

BD IN

RS-232C

AUDIO

IN 2

-

IN

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OU

IN

SAT

DVR1

ZON

OPTICAL

L

BD IN

AUDIO

IN 1

OUT

IN 1

CON-

IN

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OU

(TV

IN

TROL

IR

IN 1

1

OUT

(TV SAT)

ZONE2

MULTI CH IN

SPEAKERS

FRONT

IN 2

IN 3

IN

A

R

IN 2

IR

ASSIGN-

(DVR2)

(DVR1)

OUT

ZONE2

MULTI CH IN

FRONT

ABLE

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND SURROUND BACK

1 - 2

OUT

IN 2

IN

R

1

L

ASSIGN

OUT

ASSIGNABLE

12V TRIGGER

ABLE

FRONT

CENTER

SURROUND SURROUND BACK

1 - 3

1 - 2

2

1

DIGITAL

(OUTPUT

L

12 V

TOTAL

R

ASSIGNABLE

12V TRIGGER

50 mA MAX)

1 - 3

SUBWOOFER

2

DIGITAL

(OUTPUT

12 V

TOTAL

R

50 mA MAX)

SUBWOOFER

DIGITAL OUT

R AUDIO L VIDEO S-VIDEO

AV OUT

STB

1Connect the audio/video outputs on the set-top box to the TV SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs. Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable and a video or S-Video cable.

2Connect an optical-type1digital audio output from

your set-top box to the OPTICAL IN 1 (TV SAT) input.2 Use an optical cable for the connection.

COAXIAL OPTICAL	VIDEO S-VIDEO	R AUDIO L	VIDEO	S-VIDEO
R AUDIO L
DIGITAL OUT	AV IN		AV OUT
3			1	2

DVR, VCR, etc.

1Connect the audio/video outputs of the video player/recorder to the DVR1 AUDIO and 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.

•For a second recorder, use the DVR2 IN inputs.

2If the device can record, connect the DVR1 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.

•For a second recorder, use the DVR2 OUT outputs.

Note

1If 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 65).

2If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.

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