Connecting Additional Amplifiers; Multi-Room Listening; Making Multi-Room Connections - Pioneer 7.1 VSX-AX2AV-S Operating Instructions Manual

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Connecting additional amplifiers

This receiver has more than enough power for any home
use, but it's possible to add additional amplifiers to every
channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the
connections shown below to add amplifiers to power
your speakers.
• Before making or changing the connections, switch
off the power and disconnect the power cord from the
AC outlet.
PRE OUT
R L
FRONT
SUB W.
CENTER
SUR-
ROUND
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
(Single)
R L
L
iPod
SPEAKERS
IN
A
FRONT
R
R
RS-232C
H
IN
VSX-AX4AVi
• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround
back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In
this case plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single))
terminal only.
• The sound from the surround back terminals will
depend on how you have configured the Surround
back speaker setting on page 35.
• To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the
speaker system to OFF, or simply disconnect any
speakers that are connected directly to the receiver.
• If you're not using a subwoofer, change the front
speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 42) to
large.
Note
1 You can't use sound controls (such as the tone controls or Midnight listening) or any surround modes with a separate amplifier in the sub room. You
can, however, use the features available with your sub room amplifier.
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Multi-room listening

This receiver can power up to three independent systems
in separate rooms after you have made the proper multi-
room connections. An example multi-room setup is
shown below, but the number of multi-room connections
(and the way you choose to connect them) depends on
how you want to set up your system.
ANALOG
INPUT
L R
Front channel
amplifier
ANALOG
INPUT
Center channel
amplifier (mono)
ANALOG
INPUT
Powered
subwoofer
ANALOG
INPUT
L R
Surround channel
amplifier
ANALOG
INPUT
L R
Surround back
channel amplifier
Different sources can be playing in three rooms at the
same time or, depending on your needs, the same source
can also be used. The main and sub rooms have
independent power (the main room power can be off
while one (or both) of the sub rooms is on) and the sub
rooms can be controlled by the remote or front panel
controls. However, you may need to specify the volume
settings in Multi-Room and IR receiver setup on page 62.

Making multi-room connections

It is possible to make these connections if you have a
separate TV and speakers for your primary (ROOM 2) sub
room, and a separate amplifier
secondary (ROOM 3) sub room. You will also need a
separate amplifier if you are not using the Surround Back
System setup (see below) for your primary sub room.
There are two primary sub room setups possible with this
system. Choose whichever works best for you.
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
/REC SEL
OUT1
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
ROOM2(ZONE2)
OUT2 IN
S400
USB IR
AUDIO
IN 12 V TRIGGER
(AUDIO)
1
IN1
(SAT)
(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
S400
ROOM2
IN2
(DVR/
VCR 1) (ZONE2)
DMI IN1
Sub room (ROOM 3) Sub room (ROOM 2)
DIGITAL IN
IR OUT
MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
OUT
OUT ROOM2(ZONE2)
R L
OUT
DVD/
2
LD
IN1
IN
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
TV
MONITOR IN
IN2
OUT
OUT
IN1(DVD/LD)
Main room
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE ANTENNA
/REC SEL PHO
OUT1 FM UNBAL 75Ω AM LOOP
ROOM3(ZONE3)
IN
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
OUT2 IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L
CD
S400 OUT IN
USB IR
AUDIO 12 V TRIGGER
IN
DVD/
1 2 LD
IN1
IN1 IN
(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
(SAT)
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM OU
S400 & SOURCE
TV
MONITOR IN2 IN
IN2
(ZONE2) OUT CD-R
(DVR/
HDMI IN1 OUT TAP
VCR 1) IN1(DVD/LD)
IN1 Y Y SAT
IN2(TV) IN IN
IN3
1–2 R
(DVR/
ASSIGNABLE FR
VCR 2)
VIDEO1/
IN4 P B P B GAME1
(CD-R)
IN
1–4 IN2 SUB
ASSIGNA-
BLE P R P R OUT
IN1 1–2 SUR
DVR/
(DVD/ VCR 1 RO
LD) IN2 IN3 IN3
Y Y IN
OUT
IN2
(CD) R
P P OUT
B B
DVR/
R
VCR 2
P R P R IN
R L
ASSIGNABLE 1–3 S - VIDEO VIDEO
CON
DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO
IR receiver
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