Connecting Your Equipment; Audio/Video Cords; Digital Audio Cords/Optical Cables; Connecting Digital Components - Pioneer VSX-D710S Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting Your Equipment

03
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC wall
outlet.

Audio/Video Cords

Use audio/video cords (not supplied) to make analog
audio and video connections.
Connect red plugs to
and the yellow plugs to
Be sure to insert completely.

Connecting Digital Components

In order to use PCM/2
You can do this by either coaxial or optical connections (you do not need to do both). The quality of these two types
of connections is the same but since some digital components only have one type of digital terminal, it is a matter of
matching like with like (for example, the coaxial out from the component to coaxial in on the receiver). The VSX-
D710S has a coaxial input and two optical inputs for a total of three digital inputs. The VSX-D810S has a coaxial
input and three optical inputs for a total of four digital inputs and the VSX-D850S has a coaxial input and four
optical inputs for a total of five digital inputs. Connect your digital components as shown below. There is one digital
out jack which is marked
include MD, DAT and CD-R) you can make direct digital recordings with this unit.
When connecting your equipment, always make sure the power is turned off and the power cord is disconnected
from the wall outlet.
The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal.
VSX-D710S
IN
ANTENNA
IN
AM
LOOP
OUT
IN
IN
IN
R
E
FM
C
UNBAL75Ω
P
L
A
Y
R
6
En
(right), white plugs to
R
.
VIDEO
2 2
2 2 Digital/DTS soundtracks, you need to make digital audio connections.
. If you connect this to the optical input on a digital recorder (currently these
DIGITAL OUT
DIGITAL IN
PCM/2/DTS
AUX
CD
CONTROL VIDEO
(DVD) (CD) 1 (CD-R)
COAX OPT OPT
OUT
TO
VIDEO
MONTOR
VCR /
TV
DVR
S
IN OUT
OUT
R
S
TO
TV /
IN
MONTOR
SAT
OUT
TV
VCR /
DVR
DVD S
SUB W.
/ LD IN
PREOUT IN
FRONT
A
S
TV /
R L
OUT
SAT
IN
CD - R
SURROUND
/ TAPE
/ MD
S
DVD/
IN
LD
IN
CENTER
SUB W.
DVD 5.1 CH INPUT
L
Digital Audio Cords/Optical
Cables
Commercially available digital audio coaxial cords
(left),
L
(standard video cords can also be used) or optical cables
(not supplied) are used to connect digital components to
this receiver.
When you use optical digital input or output terminals,
pull off the caps and insert the plugs. Be sure to insert
completely.
Digital audio cord
(or standard video cord)
DIGITAL
DIGITAL
OUT
COMPONENT
VIDEO (DVD/LD) IN
TO MONITOR TV OUT
2
OPT
Y P P Y P
B R B
(TV/SAT) IN
SPEAKERS
FRONT L CENTER R SURROUND L
CENTER
PREOUT
Optical cable
DIGITAL
OUT
IN
CD recorder
1
P
R
2
R FRONT L
DIGITAL
CD player
OUT
B
DIGITAL OUT
COAX
DVD player