Pioneer VSX-54TX Owner's Manual - Page 16

03 Connecting your equipment 7 Digital audio outputs Two optical digital audio outputs for connecting to a CDR, MD or other digital recorder. See Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder on page 22 for connection details. 8 Multi-room and source outputs The analog audio outputs are for connection to a second amplifier in a separate room. The MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE composite video output is for connection to a second monitor or TV in a separate room. See Multi-room listening on page 67. 9 Audio/video source inputs Each of the six source input functions has stereo analog audio jacks, a composite video jack and an S-video jack for basic connections. On top of these, you can assign digital audio and component video jacks to input functions as necessary. As well as audio/video inputs, the two input functions VCR1/DVR and VCR2 also have audio/video outputs for recording. See Connecting a VCR or DVD recorder on page 22 for connection details. 10 Monitor video outputs Two video outputs consisting of a standard composite video output and an S-video output, for connection to monitors and TVs. See Connecting your TV on page 18 for connection details. 11 Multichannel pre-amplifier outputs Multichannel pre-amp outputs that you can use to connect separate amplifiers for center, surround, surround back and subwoofer channels. See Multi-room listening on page 67 for connection details. 12 Multichannel analog audio inputs 7.1 channel analog inputs for connection to a component with multichannel analog outputs. See Connecting the multichannel analog outputs on page 20 for connection details. 13 Component video inputs/output The two component video inputs are freely assignable to any of the audio/video input functions. The component video output is for connection to a monitor or TV. See Connecting other video sources on page 23 for connection details. 14 12V trigger jack This terminal outputs DC 12V according to the input functions (100 mA max.). See Switching components on and off using the 12 volt trigger on page 60 for connection details. 15 RS-232C connector This port is provided for connecting a personal computer for graphical output when using Advanced MCACC. 16 Speaker terminals These are the main speaker terminals for front, center, surround and surround back speakers. See Installing your speaker system on page 28 for connection details. 17 AC power outlet (Switched 100W max.) This 120V AC power outlet can be used to power another component in your setup (up to 100 W). Power to this outlet is switched off when the receiver is in standby. About the video converter The video converter allows you to connect various video sources using composite, S-video or component video connections and the signal will be output through all of the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks. The only exception is component video input, which is only output from the component video output. Therefore, if you want to connect any source using component video, you must also connect your TV using component video. If several video components are connected to the same input function, the converter gives priority to component, Svideo, then composite (in that order). The following chart shows when the video signal will be converted from the various video inputs (left column) for output to the MONITOR VIDEO OUT jacks (top row): Video terminal MONITOR OUT VIDEO (Composite) S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO IN (Composite) S-VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN • The mark above indicates that the component video input must be assigned before it will be output (see Assigning the component video inputs on page 72 for more on this). • When recording video sources however, you won't be able to record sources connected to the component video inputs. With composite and S-video sources, they must be connected using the same type of video cable as you used to connect the recorder to the receiver. • Also note that this feature is available with NTSC signals only. For a PAL signal, make sure you've used the same type of cable for your video component and monitor connections. 16 En