Connecting Equipment To The Front Panel Inputs; Installing Your Speaker System - Pioneer VSX-C301 Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting your equipment

Connecting equipment to the front panel inputs

The FRONT INPUT jacks include a standard (composite)
video jack (VIDEO), stereo analog audio inputs (AUDIO
L/R) and an optical digital audio input (DIGITAL). You
can use these connections for any kind of audio/video
component, but they are especially convenient for
portable equipment such as camcorders, video games
VSX-C301
STANDBY/ON
PHONES DIGITAL IN
VIDEO IN/OUT

Installing your speaker system

To take full advantage of the receiver's surround sound
capabilities connect front, center and surround
speakers, as well as a subwoofer. Although this is ideal,
other configurations with fewer speakers—no subwoofer
or no center speaker, or even no surround speakers—will
VSX-C301
R
AV DIRECT 2 DIGITAL DTS STEREO
FRONT INPUT
VIDEO L AUDIO R
COLOR BRIGHT
AUDIO IN/OUT
PHONES
DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)
Portable DVD player, etc.
ANTENNA
AM LOOP
SPEAKERS FM UNBAL 75
FRONT SURROUND
CENTER
R L R L
DIGITAL IN
SUB STB DVR/TV
(DVD)
WOOFER
OUT OPT1
L C
and portable audio/video equipment.
• Gently pull off the cover to access the front panel
jacks.
• The illustration below shows example connections to
a portable DVD player.
AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER
2 PRO LOGICII ADVANCED PHONES SOUND MODE INPUT SELECTOR
Place your fingers on either side of
the cover and remove it by pulling gently.
MONITOR
ON/OFF HOLD
work. At the very least, front left and right speakers only
are necessary. Note that surround speakers should
always be connected as a pair; do not connect just one
surround speaker. All the speakers you use should have
a nominal impedance between 6–16Ω.
IN
OUT
CONTROL
VIDEO IN/OUT
AV CONNECTOR
DVD IN
DVD
(STB)
OPT2 COAX
LINE LEVEL
RS LS
VSX-C301
MASTER
VOLUME
R
DOWN UP
AC IN
DVR/TV IN/OUT
STB IN
SW
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