Pioneer VSX-36TX Owner's Manual - Page 14

Connecting Your Equipment Example Connection for a DVD/LD or LD player Make sure you connect your DVD/LD or LD players using both the 2 RF jack and either a coaxial or optical (you don't need to do both of these) digital connections. If your player has an 2 RF output this will ensure you can use all LDs (see p.15). We also recommend hooking up your digital components to analog audio jacks. Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. *The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal. VSX-37TX model : 2RF OUT (AC-3)(LD) (not a PCM-only output) DIGITAL OUT 1 23 DVD/LD player or LD player 2 RF IN IN 1 (AC-3) IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 SURR- PRE OUT OUND PCM/ 2/ IN 5 DTS DIGITAL R L MULTI CH IN OUT 1 OUT 2 FM UNBAL 75‰ FRONT R L L FRONT FM ANTENNA CENTER PLAY R SUB WOOFER L TAPE2 MONITOR SURROUND REC R AUDIO R L DVD / LD IN VIDEO VIDEO IN S2 VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO DVD/LD TV/SAT IN IN Y TV / SAT IN PB IN IN IN VCR1 / DVR OUT OUT PR MONITOR Y OUT IN IN PB VCR2 OUT OUT PR CD IN AM LOOP ANTENNA MULTIROOM & SOURCE OUT R L AUDIO CENTER SUB WOOFER R PLAY MD / TAPE1/ CD-R REC MONITOR OUT 1 MONITOR OUT IN MULTI CH IN SURROUND R BACK L PHONO OUT IN REMOTE IN L MULTI-ROOM CONTROL & R SURROUND L (Single) BACK VSX-36TX model : VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB S-VIDEO PR ANALOG STEREO L R memo Be sure to make either a digital coaxial or digital optical connection (pictured as DIGITAL jack 1 or DIGITAL jack 3 in this diagram) as well, but you DON'T need to make both. Also, be sure to assign the jacks to the proper component(s) with the Digital-In Select procedure (see p.31) if necessary. See the explanation on the left for details. When playing LD recorded in Dolby Digital To connect a DVD/LD player or LD player with it's AC-3 RF output, a commercially available RF demodulator (RFD-1) is required. The RF demodulator changes the RF signal to a digital signal which is then processed by the VSX-36TX model through their digital input jacks. For more details, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the RFD-1. RF demodulator RFD-1 DIGITAL IN OPTICAL COAXIAL 2RF OUT (AC-3)(LD) (not a PCM-only output) PCM/ (OPT.) PCM/ DIGITAL OUT PCM/ (OPT.) PCM/ DIGITAL IN RF IN (AC-3)(LD) DIGITAL OUT 1 23 DVD/LD player or LD player PCM/ 2/ IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 IN 5 DTS SURR- PRE OUT DIGITAL OUND R OUT 1 OUT 2 FM UNBAL 75‰ FRONT R L MULTI CH IN L L FRONT FM ANTENNA CENTER PLAY R SUB WOOFER L TAPE2 MONITOR SURROUND REC R AUDIO R L DVD / LD IN VIDEO VIDEO IN S2 VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO DVD/LD TV/SAT IN IN Y TV / SAT IN PB IN IN IN VCR1 / DVR OUT OUT PR MONITOR Y OUT IN IN PB VCR2 OUT OUT PR CD IN AM LOOP ANTENNA MULTIROOM & SOURCE OUT R L AUDIO CENTER SUB WOOFER R PLAY MD / TAPE1/ CD-R REC MONITOR OUT 1 MONITOR OUT IN MULTI CH IN SURROUND R BACK L PHONO IN OUT REMOTE IN L MULTI-ROOM CONTROL & R SURROUND L (Single) BACK VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB S-VIDEO PR ANALOG STEREO L R memo Make sure the RF demodulator digital in switch is set correctly (optical or coaxial depending on the connection). Digital Input Assignment Unlike analog connections, the jacks for digital connections are not dedicated to one type of component, they can be used freely. Thus you must tell the receiver what digital component in which jack so your components will be in sync with the the names on the remote control buttons and the like. To avoid having to assign the digital inputs you can hook up your equipment in accordance with the receiver's default settings. You will notice that Digital IN 1, for example, is a coaxial jack. If your DVD/ LD player only has an optical out jack on it then you won't be able to hook up your components in accordance with the VSX-37TX/36TX default setting. In this case you will need to assign the digital inputs. See Digital-In 14 Select on p.31 in order to do this. 7 The default settings DIGITAL IN 1: DVD/LD DIGITAL IN 2: CD DIGITAL IN 3: MD DIGITAL IN 4: TV/SAT DIGITAL IN 5: VCR1 AC-3 RF: DVD/LD