Connecting The Multichannel Analog Inputs; Selecting The Multichannel Analog Inputs; Using The Usb Interface - Pioneer 7.1 VSX-AX2AV-S Operating Instructions Manual

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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.
INPUT
RECEIVER
SELECT
CD TV
DVD SAT
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 Use the INPUT SELECT button to select MULTI CH IN.
You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front
panel.
Note
1 To listen to multichannel analog audio you'll need to switch the input signal selector to MULTI CH INPUT (see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs
above for more on this).
2 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, you can't use Midnight/Loudness, Dialog Enhancement or the SIGNAL SELECT and ANA-
LOG ATT buttons, as well as 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.
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3 • Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows
with this interface, but depending on your computer setup, you may find that your system is not compatible.
• Make sure you use a USB cable that connects from an A-type connector (from your PC) to a 4-pin B-type connector (to the receiver).
• The USB specification is version 1.1 compatible, and the USB Audio Class specification is 1.0 compatible.
• Any computer alert sounds will also be heard through the speakers unless you switch them off from the computer's control panel.
• You won't be able to hear the audio from the USB connection through the digital outputs of this receiver.
• Note that using hubs or extensions may cause connection problems.
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SYSTEM OFF
SOURCE
VIDEO 2
VIDEO 1 TV CONT
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Millennium Edition and Windows
• 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
VIDEO SELECT on the front panel. This switches
between SW IN +10dB (increase of 10 decibels) and
SW IN 0dB (default) in the subwoofer channel.

Using the USB interface

VSX-AX4AVi only
It is possible to listen to two channels of audio from your
computer by connecting to the USB interface on the rear
of this receiver. Depending on your model of computer
and the software installed, you can listen to the stereo
audio source through the speaker setup you've
connected to this receiver.
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
/REC SEL
OUT1
FM UNBAL 75Ω
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
ROOM2(ZONE2)
IN OUT
OUT2
S400
IR
USB
AUDIO
12 V TRIGGER
IN
(AUDIO)
1 2
IN1
(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
(SAT)
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM
S400
& SOURCE
MONITOR
IN2 (ZONE2) OUT
(DVR/
OUT
HDMI IN1
VCR 1)
IN1(DVD/LD)
IN1
Y Y
IN2(TV)
IN3
1–2
(DVR/
ASSIGNABLE
VCR 2)
IN4 P P
B B
(CD-R)
1–4
IN2
ASSIGNA-
BLE P P
R R
1–2
IN1
(DVD/
IN2 IN3 IN3
LD)
Y Y
OUT
IN2
(CD)
P P
B B
P P
R R
S - VIDEO
1–3
ASSIGNABLE
DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO
B-type USB
A-type USB
connector connector
Personal computer
1 Connect your computer's USB terminal to the USB
terminal on the rear panel of this receiver.
2 Switch on your computer and this receiver.
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98 Second Edition operating systems have been tested for compatibility
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AUDIO PRE OUT
ANTENNA
R L
PHONO
F
AM LOOP
IN
MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
OUT ROOM2(ZONE2)
R L SUB W. C
CD
OUT IN
DVD/
LD
IN1
IN
OUT
TV
IN2 IN
CD-R/
R L
TAPE
SAT
IN
IN
R L
FR FL iPod
VIDEO1/
GAME1
IN
IN
SUB W. CENTER
OUT
SUR-
DVR/
ROUND
VCR 1
IN
R L
OUT
DVR/
R L
SURROUND RS-232C
VCR 2
BACK
IN
MULTI CH
IN
OUT IN
R L
VIDEO
CONTROL
VIDEO AUDIO
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