Connecting The Radio Antennas; Am Loop Antenna; Using Outdoor Antennas; To Improve Fm Reception - Pioneer VSX-45TX Elite Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting Your Equipment

Connecting the Radio Antennas

Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from
the AC outlet.
Connect the supplied FM wire antenna and the AM loop antenna to the ANTENNA terminals as shown
below. These antennas should provide adequate reception quality in most cases, but connecting outdoor
antennas should noticeably improve sound quality.
FM wire
antenna
ASSIGNABLE
PCM/
2DIGITAL /
DTS/MPEG
IN
OUT1
OUT
OUT2
1
IN
PLAY
(TV/
SAT)
IN
2
CD-R/
IN
TAPE1
(CD-R/
TAPE1)
OUT

7 AM loop antenna

1 Assemble the antenna.

Using outdoor antennas

7 To improve FM reception

Connect an external FM antenna.
24
MULTI-ROOM
AM LOOP
FM UNBAL 75 & SOURCE
ANTENNA
MONITOR OUT
MULTI-ROOM
CENTER
& SOURCE
CONTROL
MONITOR
R L
OUT OUT
FRONT
R L
SUR-
ROUND
IN
VCR1/
DVR SUR-
ROUND
OUT
BACK
2 Twist exposed wire strands
AM loop
antenna
ASSIGNABLE
PRE OUT
MONITOR OUT
Y
SUB
WOOFER
P
B
12V
TRIGGER
(DC OUT12V/
100mA MAX)
P
R
R L
Y
1
(DVD/LD) IN
R L
(Single)
P
together and insert.

7 To improve AM reception

Connect a 15 to 18 feet (5 – 6 meter) length of vinyl-coated
wire to the AM LOOP ANTENNA terminal in addition to the
supplied AM loop antenna.
For best possible reception, suspend horizontally outdoors.
Indoor antenna
(vinyl-coated wire)
3 Attach to a wall, etc. (if
desired) and face toward
the direction providing
the best reception.
Outdoor antenna
15–18 ft. (5–6 m)
AC OUTLET
AM loop antenna