Pioneer VSX-C300 Operating Instructions - Page 12

Connecting Your Equipment Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC wall outlet. Connecting a Digital Tuner/Set Top Box If you have an external digital tuner (like a set top box for satellite or cable TV) you need to connect it and your TV to the jacks shown below in order to play MPEG signals (which most digital satellite broadcasting uses). Make sure you use a digital connection as well as an analog one for the audio on the satellite tuner, as pictured below. Optical cable (sold separately, don't pinch or bend cable sharply) R L DVD IN TV/ SAT IN DIGITAL (OPTICAL) VCR IN R L AUDIO 1 MONITOR OUT 2 ANTENNA AM LOOP FM UNBAL 75Ω R L VCR OUT VIDEO AUDIO SUB WOOFER OUT FRONT R L SPEAKERS CENTER SURROUND R L Match the shape of terminal and the optical plug. Video cord (sold separately) Audio cord (sold separately) DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT R L AUDIO OUT Digital Set Top Box Why you need an analog connection as well as a digital one: • If you don't have an optical output on your TV tuner you will need to use an of analog connection. • If the program you want to watch isn't output from the optical terminal you need an analog connection. • If you want to get a signal from a video deck instead of a TV tuner you need an analog connection. Connecting a TV with an Internal Digital Tuner If you have an TV with an internal digital tuner you need to connect it to the jacks shown below in order to play MPEG signals (which most digital satellite broadcasting uses). Make sure you use a digital connection as well as an analog one for the audio, as pictured below. Match the shape of terminal and the optical plug. R L DVD IN TV/ SAT IN DIGITAL (OPTICAL) VCR IN R L AUDIO 1 MONITOR OUT 2 ANTENNA AM LOOP FM UNBAL 75Ω R L VCR OUT VIDEO AUDIO SUB WOOFER OUT FRONT R L SPEAKERS CENTER SURROUND R L Optical cable (sold separately, don't pinch or bend cable sharply) DIGITAL OUT Audio cord (sold separately) Video cord (sold separately) ANALOG OUT MONITOR IN 12 En Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine TV with an internal digital tuner