Connecting Your Equipment; Audio Components; Cassette Deck Placement - Pioneer Elite VSX-39TX Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting Your Equipment

Audio Components

To begin set up connect your audio components to the jacks as shown below. These are all analog
connections and your analog audio components (turntable, cassette deck) use these jacks. Remember
that for components you want to record with you need to hook up four plugs (a set of stereo ins and a set
of stereo outs), but for components that only play (like a turntable) you only need to hook up one set of
stereo plugs (two plugs). To use DTS or Dolby Digital surround sound features you must hook up your
digital components to the digital inputs (see p. 13). We also recommend hooking up your digital compo-
nents to analog audio jacks. If you want to record to/from digital components (like an MD) to/from analog
components you must hook up your digital equipment with these analog connections. See p.13 &14 for
more on digital connections.
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from
the AC outlet.
*The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal.
2 RF IN IN 1 IN 2 IN 3
(AC-3)
PRE OUT
SURR-
OUND
R
FRONT
OUT 1 OUT 2
R
FM UNBAL
75‰
CENTER
FM
ANTENNA
PLAY
TAPE2
MONITOR
REC
CD
IN
MULTI-
ROOM
&
SOURCE
OUT R
AM LOOP
AUDIO
ANTENNA
Please don't hook up any other component to the phono jacks other than a turntable. It could damage the
equipment. If your turntable has a built-in amplifier please hook it up to an input other than PHONO.
7 Audio cords
Use audio cords (not supplied) to connect
the audio components.
12
AUDIO VIDEO
VIDEO S2 VIDEO
R L
PCM/
DVD /
2/
LD
IN
DTS
IN 4 IN 5 IN
DIGITAL
TV /
SAT IN
L
IN
MULTI CH IN
L
IN IN
L
VCR1 /
FRONT
DVR
R OUT OUT
SUB
WOOFER
L
IN IN
SURR- VCR2
OUND
R OUT OUT
MONITOR
PLAY
OUT
MD /
CENTER
TAPE1/
CD-R MONITOR
OUT
IN
REC
SUB
L WOOFER
OUT
PHONO
REMOTE
IN IN
MULTI-ROOM
CONTROL
R L
&
SOURCE
Connect red plugs to
R (right) and white
plugs to L (left).
Be sure to insert
completely.
ANALOG
OUTPUT
(PLAY)
COMPONENT VIDEO
DVD/LD TV/SAT
IN IN
Y
P
B
P
R
ANALOG
MONITOR
OUT
Y OUTPUT
(PLAY)
P
B
P
R
MULTI CH IN
SURROUND
BACK
R
L
R L (Single)
SURROUND
BACK
PRE OUT

Cassette deck placement

Depending on where the cassette deck is placed,
noise may occur during playback of your cassette
deck which is caused by leakage flux from the
transformer in the receiver. If you experience
noise, move the cassette deck farther away from
the receiver.
INPUT
(REC)
L L
R R
Recorder 1 (MD/Tape)
INPUT
(REC)
L L
R R
Recorder 2 (MD/Tape)
Turntable
ANALOG
OUTPUT
L
R
CD player
If your turntable
has a ground
wire, connect it
to the SIGNAL
GND terminal.