Connecting Other Video Components - Pioneer 915 Operating Instructions Manual

04 Connecting up
compatible player. However, the connected
PC, DVD player, set-top box, etc. must be able
to output WMA9 Pro format audio signals
through a coaxial or optical digital output.
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Connecting other video
components
This receiver has audio/video inputs and
outputs suitable for connecting analog or
digital video recorders, including VCRs, DVD-
recorders and HDD recorders.
1 Connect a set of audio/video outputs on
the recorder to the DVR/VCR AUDIO and
VIDEO inputs on this receiver.
Use a stereo RCA phono cable for the audio
connection and a standard RCA video cable for
the video connection.
2 Connect a set of audio/video inputs on
the recorder to the DVR/VCR AUDIO and
VIDEO outputs on this receiver.
Use a stereo RCA phono cable for the audio
connection and a standard RCA video cable for
the video connection.
Note
1 For better quality, you can also connect with S-video using the S-VIDEO DVR/VCR IN jack. If your set-top box also has a com-
ponent video output, you can connect this too. See Using the component video jacks on page 21 for more on this.
2 For better quality, you can also connect with S-video using the S-VIDEO DVR/VCR OUT jack.
3 If your video component doesn't have a digital audio output, omit this step. If it only has an optical digital output, you can con-
nect it to the optical input on this receiver using an optical cable. When you set up the receiver you'll need to tell the receiver
which input you connected the component to (see The Input Assign menu on page 66).
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3 If your video component has a digital
audio output, connect it to a digital input on
this receiver.
The example shows a recorder connected to
the DIGITAL COAX 1 (DVD/LD) input.
This receiver*
AUX
IN
CD
IN
OPT
DVR/
OUT
2
VCR
(DVR/VCR)
IN
OPT
1
TV /
SAT
IN
(TV/SAT)
DVD
/LD
FRONT
IN
ASSIGNABLE
COAX
DIGITAL IN
2
REC
(CD)
CD-R
OUT
/ TAPE
COAX
/ MD
1
(DVD
IN PLAY
/LD)
R AUDIO L
3 1
R L
OUT
OPTICAL COAXIAL
PLAY
DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT
VCR, DVR, LD player, etc.
* The illustration shows the VSX-915, but
connections for the VSX-815 are the same.
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FM UNBAL
AM
75
LOOP
ANTENNA
OUT
CONTROL
IN
OUT
VIDEO
D
IN
V
OUT
IN
IN
T
MONITOR
S
OUT IN
D V D
5.1CH
SUB
INPUT
WOOFER
IN
IN
PREOUT
S-VI
2
R IN L
REC
VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN