Pioneer VSX-830-K Owner's Manual - Page 38

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04 Connecting your equipment (In case of VSX-830) Connecting your equipment This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn't have to be difficult. This chapter explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system. CAUTION ! Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. Plugging in should be the final step. ! When making connections, also keep the power cords of the devices being connected unplugged from the power outlets. ! Depending on the device being connected (CD, DVD or BD player, etc.), the methods of connection and ter- minal names may differ from the explanations in this manual. Also refer to the operating instructions of the respective devices. Rear panel NETWORK OUT 1 BD HDMI IN 2 3 ASSIGNABLE 1 - 5 4 5 /MHL (OUTPUT 5 V 0.9 A MAX) ARC CONTROL (DVD) ANTENNA MONITOR OUT AM LOOP R DVD (SAT/CBL) AUDIO OUT SPEAKER A FRONT R L SUBWOOFER L PRE OUT 1 DIGITAL IN 1 (TV) OPTICAL ASSIGNABLE 1 (CD) COAXIAL ASSIGNABLE CENTER SURROUND / BI-AMP R L SAT/CBL 2 FM UNBAL 75 VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Determining the speakers' application This unit permits you to build various surround systems, in accordance with the number of speakers you have. ! Be sure to connect speakers to the front left and right channels (L and R). ! If you have two subwoofers, the second subwoofer can be connected to the SUBWOOFER 2 terminal. Connecting two subwoofers increases the bass sound to achieve more powerful sound reproduction. In this case, the same sound is output from the two subwoofers. Important ! The Speaker System setting must be made if you use any of the connections shown below other than [A] (see Speaker system setting on page 106 ). ! Speaker play can be switched on or off by pressing the SP-A/B button (audio may not be output from all con- nected speakers). [A] 5.2 channel surround system connection *Default setting ! Speaker System setting: 5.2ch L C R SW1 SL SW2 SR Note The input functions below are assigned by default to the receiver's different input terminals. Refer to The Input Setup menu on page 59 to change the assignments if other connections are used. Input function BD HDMI (BD) Input Terminals Audio DVD IN 1 SAT/CBL IN 2 HDMI 3 IN 3 HDMI 4 IN 4 HDMI 5/MHL IN 5 TV OPTICAL CD COAXIAL The 5.2 channel surround system is the most commonly-used in home theaters. 38

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Connecting your equipment (In case of VSX-830)
04
Connecting your equipment
This receiver provides you with many connection possibilities, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This chapter
explains the kinds of components you can connect to make up your home theater system.
CAUTION
!
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the
power outlet. Plugging in should be the final step.
!
When making connections, also keep the power cords of the devices being connected unplugged from the
power outlets.
!
Depending on the device being connected (CD, DVD or BD player, etc.), the methods of connection and ter-
minal names may differ from the explanations in this manual. Also refer to the operating instructions of the
respective devices.
Rear panel
(TV)
(CD)
1
1
SURROUND / BI-AMP
CENTER
SPEAKER A
DIGITAL IN
FRONT
R
L
R
L
/MHL
BD
5
1
5
-
4
3
2
1
(
OUTPUT 5
V
0.9 A MAX
)
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
FM UNBAL
75
AM LOOP
SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT
1
2
DVD
L
R
SAT/CBL
ARC
CONTROL
(DVD)
(SAT/CBL)
HDMI IN
OUT
NETWORK
AUDIO OUT
AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN
MONITOR OUT
ANTENNA
ASSIGNABLE
Note
The input functions below are assigned by default to the receiver’s different input terminals. Refer to
The Input
Setup menu
on
page 59
to change the assignments if other connections are used.
Input function
Input Terminals
HDMI
Audio
BD
(
BD
)
DVD
IN 1
SAT/CBL
IN 2
HDMI 3
IN 3
HDMI 4
IN 4
HDMI 5
/
MHL
IN 5
TV
OPTICAL
CD
COAXIAL
Determining the speakers’ application
This unit permits you to build various surround systems, in accordance with the number of speakers you have.
!
Be sure to connect speakers to the front left and right channels (
L
and
R
).
!
If you have two subwoofers, the second subwoofer can be connected to the
SUBWOOFER 2
terminal.
Connecting two subwoofers increases the bass sound to achieve more powerful sound reproduction. In this
case, the same sound is output from the two subwoofers.
Important
!
The
Speaker System
setting must be made if you use any of the connections shown below other than [A] (see
Speaker system setting
on
page 106
).
!
Speaker play can be switched on or off by pressing the
SP-A/B
button (audio may not be output from all con-
nected speakers).
[A] 5.2 channel surround system connection
*Default setting
!
Speaker System
setting:
5.2ch
SR
SL
R
SW2
C
SW1
L
The 5.2 channel surround system is the most commonly-used in home theaters.