Connecting The Multichannel Analog; Outputs; Connecting A Satellite Receiver Or Other Digital Set-Top Box - Pioneer 915 Operating Instructions Manual

04 Connecting up

Connecting the multichannel analog

outputs

For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD
player may have 5.1 channel analog outputs.In
this case, you can connect the multichannel
analog outputs to the multichannel inputs of
this receiver as shown below.
This receiver*
AUX
IN
CD
IN
OPT
OUT DVR/
2 VCR
(DVR/VCR)
IN
OPT
1
TV /
SAT
IN
(TV/SAT)
DVD
FRONT
IN
ASSIGNABLE
COAX
DIGITAL IN
2
(CD)
CD-R
OUT
/ TAPE
COAX
1
(DVD
IN PLAY
/LD)
R AUDIO L
R L
CENTER
OUTPUT
FRONT
OUTPUT
DVD/multi-channel decoder
with multi-channel analog
output jacks
* The illustration shows the VSX-915, but
connections for the VSX-815 are the same.
Connecting a satellite receiver
or other digital set-top box
Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial
digital TV tuners are all examples of so-called
`set-top boxes'.
Note
1 The multichannel input can only be used when DVD 5.1 ch is selected (see page 42).
2 If you've already connected your TV to the TV/SAT inputs, simply choose another input. However, to receive a signal, you'll
need to press the input select button for the input you connected the set-top box to.
3 For better quality, you can also connect with S-video using the S-VIDEO TV/SAT jack. If your set-top box also has a component
video output, you can connect this too. See Using the component video jacks on page 21 for more on this.
4 If your satellite/cable receiver doesn't have a digital audio output, omit this step. If it only has a coaxial digital output, you can
connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. When you set up the receiver you'll
need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top box to (see The Input Assign menu on page 66).
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En
1
CEN- SUB
TER WOOFER
COMPONENT VIDEO
FM UNBAL
AM
75 ( D V R / VCR)
Ω LOOP
ANTENNA
R L Y
OUT
SURROUND
DVD 5.1CH INPUT
CONTROL
IN
OUT
VIDEO
DVR/
IN
VCR FRONT
S A R
OUT
IN
P
IN
T V /
MONITOR E
/LD
SAT
OUT IN
A
D V D
5.1CH
SUB DVD K
REC INPUT
WOOFER /LD
IN
IN
E
PREOUT
S-VIDEO
/ MD
R
S
R L
SUB VIDEO
WOOFER OUTPUT
SURROUND
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
1 Connect a set of audio/video outputs on
the set-top box component to the TV/SAT
AUDIO and VIDEO inputs on this receiver.
Use a stereo RCA phono cable for the audio
connection and a standard RCA video cable for
the video connection.
2 Connect an optical digital audio output
from your set-top box component to the
DIGITAL OPT 1 (TV/SAT) input on this receiver.
Use an optical cable for the connection.
π
IN AS
P P
B R
This receiver*
MONITOR OUT
CENTE
L
STB
* The illustration shows the VSX-915, but
connections for the VSX-815 are the same.
3
AUX
IN
FM UNBAL
CD
IN
OPT
OUT DVR/
2
VCR
(DVR/VCR)
IN
OPT
1
IN
TV /
SAT
IN
(TV/SAT)
IN
DVD
/LD
FRONT
IN
ASSIGNABLE
COAX
DIGITAL IN
D V D
2
5.1CH
INPUT
REC
(CD)
IN
CD-R
OUT
/ TAPE
COAX
/ MD
1
(DVD
IN PLAY
/LD)
AUDIO
R L
2
DIGITAL OUT
R AUDIO
OPTICAL COAXIAL
2
4
AM
75 LOOP
ANTENNA
OUT
CONTROL
IN
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
IN
MONITOR
OUT
IN
SUB
WOOFER
IN
PREOUT
S-V
1
L VIDEO
AV OUT