Pioneer 79AVi Owner's Manual - Page 18

02 Connecting up Connecting for multichannel surround sound To enjoy multichannel surround sound from DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and SACD discs, we recommend connecting this player to an AV receiver using the 5.1 channel analog outputs or the i.LINK connector. The player also has optical and coaxial digital outputs should you want to use an external decoder or the decoder in your AV receiver. Note that multichannel DVD-Audio and SACD audio is not output through these jacks, so this connection should be in addition to, rather than instead of, a 5.1 channel analog connection. You'll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV receiver. You can use any of the video outputs available on this player (the following illustrations show a standard (composite) connection). Connecting using the multichannel analog outputs If your AV receiver has 5.1 channel analog inputs, we recommend connecting this player to it using the multichannel analog outputs. Doing this will ensure that you can enjoy all kinds of disc, including Dolby Digital and DTS DVD-Video discs, as well as high sampling rate and multichannel DVD-Audio and SACD discs. 1 Connect the AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) outputs on this player to the multichannel audio inputs on your AV receiver. It's convenient to use three stereo audio cables; one for the FRONT, one for the SURROUND and one for the CENTER and SUBWOOFER channels. AV receiver MULTICH. INPUTS FRONT SURROUND CENTER L L R AUDIO OUT (2ch) R SUB WOOFER AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (AUDIO) HDMI OUT S400 IN OUT 1 2 CONTROL VIDEO OUT 1 2 Y PB PR S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 2 Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on this player to a video input on your AV receiver. AV receiver VIDEO INPUT FRONT SURROUND CENTER L L R AUDIO OUT (2ch) R SUB WOOFER AUDIO OUT (5.1ch) COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (AUDIO) HDMI OUT S400 IN OUT 1 2 CONTROL VIDEO OUT 1 2 Y PB PR S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT • In order to be able to hear multichannel sound from SACDs, DVD-Video and DVDAudio discs, you need to set SACD Playback to Multi-ch Area, and the Audio Output Mode to 5.1 Channel (SACD Playback on page 71 and Audio Output Mode on page 74). • Alternatively, you can use the S-Video or component video connections if they're available. 3 Connect the AV receiver's video output to a video input on your TV. 18 En