Connecting A Satellite Receiver Or Other Digital Set-Top Box; Connecting An Hdd/Dvd Recorder, Blu-Ray Disc Recorder And Other Video Sources - Pioneer VSX-821-k Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting your equipment

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'.
• If the set-top box or video component also has an HDMI or a component video output, you
can connect this too. See Connecting using HDMI on page 16 or Using the component
video jacks on page 20 for more on this.
HDMI DVR/BDR IN DVD IN BD IN
AUDIO
VIDEO
DVR/BDR
MONITOR TV/SAT BD
OUT
IN IN
OUT
DVR/
BDR
OUT IN DVD IN IN
IN 1
( DVD )
ASSIGN
ABLE
IN 2
( DVR/
BDR )
IN
MONITOR
OUT
Y P P TV/SAT
B R
COMPONENT VIDEO
VSX-826
VIDEO OUT
Set-top box, etc.
Note
• In order to listen to the audio from the source component that is connected to this receiver
using a coaxial cable, first, switch to the TV/SAT, then press SIGNAL SEL to choose the
audio signal C1 (COAXIAL1) (see Selecting the audio input signal on page 26).
COAXIAL
VIDEO 1 IN OUT OPTICAL
IN IN
IN 1
1 2 ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
( CD ) ( TV/SAT ) ( CD-R/TAPE )
CD-R/TAPE
ADAPTER PORT
L
( OUTPUT 5 V
0.1 A MAX )
R ANTENNA
CD
FM UNBAL
75
L
AM LOOP
FRONT CENTER
A
IN
R L
R
L
IN
R
SUBWOOFER
BD DVD
PRE OUT
R L COAXIAL OPTICAL
ANALOG AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
Select one
Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, Blu-ray Disc recorder and other
video sources
This receiver has audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital
video recorders, including HDD/DVD recorders and Blu-ray Disc recorders.
• Only the signals that are input to the VIDEO IN terminal can be output from the VIDEO OUT
terminal.
• Audio signals that are input through the digital terminal will not be output from the analog
terminal.
VSX-826
HDMI DVR/BDR IN DVD IN
VIDEO
MONITOR TV/SAT
OUT
IN
DVR/
BDR
OUT IN
IN 1
DVD
( )
ASSIGN
ABLE
IN
2
( DVR/
BDR )
MONITOR
OUT
Y P
B
COMPONENT VIDEO
R L
VIDEO IN
ANALOG AUDIO IN
Note
• In order to listen to the audio from the source component that is connected to this receiver
using an optical cable, first, switch to the DVR/BDR input, then press SIGNAL SEL to
choose the audio signal O2 (OPTICAL2) (see Selecting the audio input signal on page 26).
COAXIAL
BD IN VIDEO 1 IN OUT OPTICAL
IN IN
IN
1
1 2
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
CD TV/SAT CD-R/TAPE
( ) ( ) ( )
AUDIO
DVR/BDR CD-R/TAPE
ADAPTER PORT
L
BD
( OUTPUT 5 V
IN
OUT 0.1 A MAX )
R ANTENNA
CD
FM UNBAL
75
L
AM LOOP
A FRONT CENTER
DVD IN IN IN
R L
R
L
IN IN
R
SUBWOOFER
P TV/SAT BD DVD
R
PRE OUT
R L OPTICAL
ANALOG AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
Select one
VIDEO OUT
HDD/DVD recorder, Blu-ray
Disc recorder, etc.
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