Back Panel - Pioneer VSA-AX10 Operating Instructions Manual

Displays & Controls

Back Panel

All the terminals on the back panel are explained and/or referenced here.
6: U-shaped
connectors
Don't remove the U-
shaped connectors
unless you plan to
connect an external
power amp to this
amplifier.
1 DIGITAL OUT terminals (See p.24)
Use these terminals to output the signal from a
DVD, CD player or any other kind of digital
player.
2 DIGITAL IN terminals (See p.24)
Use these terminals to input the signal from a
DVD, CD player or any other kind of digital
player. To be able to play Dolby Digital and
other surround soundtracks you need to make
digital connections. To do this use the digital
terminals here. If you don't connect as per the
default settings (see p.26) you need to com-
plete "Assigning the Digital Inputs" (see p.81).
3 MULTI CH INPUT terminals (see page
23)
Use these terminals to input a multichannel
surround signal (for example, a DVD-Audio
signal) in an analog fashion. These are analog
jacks.
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En
1 4
DIGITAL
PCM/2DIGITAL
/DTS/MPEG
2
OUT
AUDIO
R
PHONO
1
OUT
IN
7
CD
(CD-R/
TAPE1
IN
/MD)
IN
6
TUNER
(VCR2) IN
IN
5
OUT
(VCR1
REC
/DVR)
CD-R/
IN
TAPE1
4
/MD
(SAT) IN
PLAY
IN
OUT
3
IN (CD) REC
TAPE2
MONITOR
2
IN
IN (TV)
PLAY
FRONT
(DVD
1
IN
/LD)
R
SUR-
ROUND
2RF (DVD
IN
/LD)
R
(For LD)
ASSIGNABLE
2 3
6 5
OUT
L
AUDIO
POWER AMP
IN
R L
FRONT
R L
CENTER
SUB W.
PRE OUT
1 2
(Single)
SUR-
ROUND
R L
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
R L (Single)
SUB W. CENTER
L
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
L R L (Single)
R
MULTI CH INPUT
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4 Analog input/output terminals (connect
analog components here, see page 22)
Use these terminals to input/output the audio
signal from analog components (like a cassette
deck or turntable). These are analog jacks.
5 POWER AMP IN terminals
Use this terminal to connect an external control
amp to this amplifier (see page 69 & 70).
Remove the U-shaped connectors only if you
plan to do so.
6 U-shaped connectors
7 PRE OUT analog terminals
Use these terminals to output the (analog)
audio signal from this amplifier to a different
power amplifier (see page 70). Remove the U-
shaped connectors only if you plan to do so.
8 Video components in/out terminals
Input/output signals from you video compo-
nents (DVD, VCR, TV tuners, SAT tuners, etc.)
here.
9 10
MONITOR
OUT
IN
MONITOR
CONTROL
OUT
DVD
IN
/LD
IN
TV
IN
IN
SAT
IN
IN
OUT OUT
VCR1
/DVR
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
VCR2
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
VCR3
IN IN
AUDIO L VIDEO S2 VIDEO
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