About Hdmi; Connecting The Multichannel Analog Inputs; Selecting The Multichannel Analog Inputs; Second Zone Speaker B Setup - Pioneer VSX-2016AV Operating Instructions Manual

Other connections
• The arrow on the cable connector body should be
facing right for correct alignment with the connector
on the player.
3 Press HDMI 1 or HDMI 2 (depending on which input
you've connected to).
You can also use the front panel controls.
• Set the HDMI parameter in Setting the AV options on
page 57 to THROUGH if you want to hear HDMI
audio output from your TV or plasma display (no
sound will be heard from this receiver).
• If the video signal does not appear on your TV or
plasma display, try adjusting the resolution settings
on your component or display. Note that some
components (such as video game units) have
resolutions that may not be displayed. In this case,
use an (analog) S-video or composite connection.
• You can't hear HDMI audio through this receiver's
digital out jacks.

About HDMI

HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supports
both video and audio on a single digital connection for
use with DVD players, DTV, set-top boxes, and other AV
devices. HDMI was developed to provide the technolo-
gies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
(HDCP) as well as Digital Visual Interface (DVI) in one
specification. HDCP is used to protect digital content
transmitted and received by DVI-compliant displays.
HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced,
or high-definition video plus standard to multi-channel
surround-sound audio. HDMI features include uncom-
pressed digital video, a bandwidth of up to 2.2 gigabytes
per second (with HDTV signals), one connector (instead
of several cables and connectors), and communication
between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs.
HDMI, the logo and High-Definition Multi-
media Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of
HDMI licensing LLC.
Note
1 To listen to multichannel analog audio you'll need to select MULTI CH IN (see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs above for more on this).
2 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, you can't use the sound processing features, SIGNAL SELECT, or any of the listening modes
(including STEREO and the surround back channel processing).
• When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.
• You can't listen to your speaker B (Second Zone) system during playback from the multichannel inputs.

Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may
have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending
on whether your player supports surround back
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channels). Make sure that the player is set to output
multichannel analog audio.
1 Connect the front, surround, center and subwoofer
outputs on your DVD player to the corresponding
MULTI CH input jack on this receiver.
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the
connections.
2 If your DVD player also has outputs for surround
back channels, connect these to the corresponding
MULTI CH input jacks on this receiver.
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the
connections.
• If there is a single surround back output, connect it to
the SURROUND BACK L (Single) jack on this
receiver.

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as
above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs
for surround sound playback.
1 Make sure you have set the playback source to the
proper output setting.
For example, you might need to set your DVD player to
output multichannel analog audio.
2 Press MULTI CH IN (front panel).
• Depending on the DVD player you're using, the
analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be
too low. In this case switch the receiver into standby,
then press STANDBY/ON while holding down
SBch PROCESSING on the front panel. This switches
between SW IN +10dB (increase of 10 decibels) and
SW IN 0dB (default) in the subwoofer channel.

Second Zone speaker B setup

Caution
• Before making or changing the connections, switch off
the power and disconnect the power cord from the
power outlet. Plugging in components should be the
last connection you make with your system.
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