Back Panel - Pioneer VSX-45TX Elite Operating Instructions Manual

Displays & Controls

Back Panel

All the terminals on the back panel are explained and/or referenced here.
1 DIGITAL IN terminals (see page 22)
Use these terminals to input the signal from a
DVD, CD player or any other kind of digital
player. To be able to play Dolby Digital and
other surround soundtracks you need to make
digital connections. To do this use the digital
terminals here. If you don't connect as per the
default settings (see page 23) you need to
complete "Assigning the Digital Inputs" (see
page 91).
2 DIGITAL OUT terminals (see page 22)
Use these terminals to output a digital signal to
a DVD-R, CD-R, MD recorder or any other kind
of digital recorder.
3 CONTROL IN/OUT terminal (see page
79)
You can use this jack to hook up other
PIONEER equipment, that has a CONTROL
terminal, so that you can control them all by
pointing the remote control(s) at one remote
sensor.
4 Radio antenna terminals (see page 24)
Hook up antennas for the radio tuner built into
the receiver here.
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1 2 3
ASSIGNABLE
PCM/
2DIGITAL / FM UNBAL
DTS/MPEG
IN
OUT1
OUT
OUT2
R
1
IN
PLAY
(TV/
SAT)
IN
2
IN CD-R/
TAPE1
(CD-R/
TAPE1)
OUT
REC
3
PLAY
IN
(DVD/ IN
LD)
MD/
TAPE2
4
IN
OUT
(CD)
REC
CD
IN
PHONO/
LINE
USB
IN
AUDIO
R
DIGITAL AUDIO
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5
4 6
MULTI-ROOM
AM LOOP & SOURCE
75
ANTENNA
MONITOR OUT
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
CONTROL
MONITOR
R OUT L
OUT
L
IN
VCR1/
DVR
OUT
IN
VCR2
OUT
TV/
SAT
IN
DVD/
LD
IN
L R L
VIDEO S VIDEO
AUDIO VIDEO
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5 MULTI ROOM & SOURCE OUT
terminals (see pages 74–79).
These terminals output the audio & video signal
to a sub-system in a secondary room. Note that
the MONITOR OUT here is different than the
MONITOR OUT for the main system. These are
analog jacks.
6 MONITOR OUT terminals (connect a TV
or monitor here, see page 16)
Use this terminal to output the video signal to
your TV, video projector or monitor in your main
room. Be careful not to confuse this jack with
the MULTI ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT.
7 PRE OUT analog terminals (connect an
amplifier here, see page 73)
Use these terminals to output the audio signal
from this amplifier to a different amplifier if
that's how you choose to set up your system.
8 COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT
terminals
Use these terminals to output the video signal
from the COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminals to
your TV. See #17 for more information.
9 12V TRIGGER terminal (see pages 95)
Use this terminal to output a signal that can
automatically turn on another component.
DC OUT12V/100mA is the maximum power.
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PRE OUT
SUB
WOOFER
CENTER
FRONT
R L
SUR-
ROUND
R L
(Single)
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
R L
FRONT
R L
SUR-
ROUND
R L
SUB CEN-
WOOF- TER
ER
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
R L
MULTI CH IN
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