Multi-Room Listening; Making Multi-Room Connections - Pioneer VSX-72TXV-S Operating Instructions Manual

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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.
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
IN
IR
1
(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
ROOM2
(ZONE2)
DMI IN1
Sub room (ZONE 3) Sub room (ZONE 2)
DIGITAL IN
Different sources can be playing in three rooms at the
same time or, depending on your needs, the same source
can also be used (however, if iPod or XM Radio is
selected in the main room, it cannot also be selected in
the sub room). 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 63.

Making multi-room connections

It is possible to make these connections if you have a
separate TV and speakers for your primary (ZONE 2) sub
room, and a separate amplifier
secondary (ZONE 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.
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.
FM UNBAL 75Ω AM LOOP
IN
MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
ROOM2(ZONE2)
OUT OUT
R ROOM2(ZONE2) L
C
OUT IN
12 V TRIGGER
DVD/
2
LD
IN1
IN
O
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
TV
MONITOR
IN2 IN
OUT
CD
OUT TA
IN1(DVD/LD)
Main room
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE ANTENNA
/REC SEL
OUT1 FM UNBAL 75Ω AM LOOP
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT
OUT2 IN OUT R ROOM2(ZONE2) L
S400 IR OUT
USB
AUDIO 12 V TRIGGER
IN
DVD/
1 2
LD
IN1 IN
IN1 (DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
(SAT) ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM
S400
& SOURCE TV
MONITOR IN2 IN
IN2 (ZONE2) OUT
(DVR/
HDMI IN1 OUT
VCR 1) IN1(DVD/LD)
IN1 SAT
Y Y IN2(TV)
IN
IN3 1–2
(DVR/
ASSIGNABLE
VCR 2)
VIDEO1/
IN4 P B P B GAME1
(CD-R)
IN
1–4 IN2
ASSIGNA-
BLE
P R P R OUT
1–2
IN1
DVR/
(DVD/ IN2 IN3 IN3 VCR 1
LD)
Y Y IN
OUT
IN2
(CD)
P B P B OUT
IN DVR/
VCR 2
P R P R IN
XM
R L
ASSIGNABLE 1–3 S - VIDEO VIDEO
DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO
IR OUT
IR receiver
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(and speakers) for your
Multi-room listening options
The following table shows what you can listen to in each
sub room
:
Sub room Input sources available
ZONE2 (ROOM2) iPod, XM Radio, the built-in tuner and other
analog audio sources (except MULTI CH IN).
With video sources, only composite video is
possible.
ZONE3 (ROOM3) Only digital audio sources (the input source
must already be assigned using the The Input
Setup menu on page 61) are available.
Basic multi-room setup (ZONE 2)
1 Connect a separate amplifier to the MULTI-ROOM &
SOURCE OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the MULTI-
ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks, both on the rear
of this receiver.
You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub
PHO
IN
CD
IN
room amplifier as shown in the following illustration.
OU
CD-R
TAP
IN
R
FR
SUB
SUR
RO
R
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
R
ROOM2(ZONE2)
IN
CON
IR
12 V TRIGGER
1
(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
MONITOR
OUT
(ZONE2)
DMI IN1
Sub room
Surround Back System multi-room setup (ZONE 2)
You must select MR&S in Surround back speaker setting
on page 34 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the
sub room will be temporarily interrupted when
controlling the main room (for example, changing the
input source or starting playback).
FM UNBAL 75Ω AM LOOP
IN
MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
OUT
OUT ROOM2(ZONE2)
R L
C
OUT
IN
DVD/
2
LD
IN1
IN
O
TV
IN
IN2
CD
TA
OUT
IN1(DVD/LD)
Main room
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE ANTENNA
/REC SEL
OUT1 FM UNBAL 75Ω AM LOOP
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
IN ROOM2(ZONE2) OUT OUT ROOM2(ZONE2)
OUT2 R
S400
IR OUT
USB
AUDIO
12 V TRIGGER
IN
DVD/
1 2
LD
IN1
IN1 IN
(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
(SAT)
ROOM2 MULTI-ROOM
S400
& SOURCE
TV
MONITOR IN2 IN
IN2 (ZONE2) OUT
(DVR/
OUT
VCR 1) HDMI IN1
IN1(DVD/LD)
IN1 Y Y SAT
IN2(TV)
IN
IN3 1–2
(DVR/
ASSIGNABLE
VCR 2)
VIDEO1/
P P
IN4 B B GAME1
(CD-R) IN
1–4
IN2
ASSIGNA-
BLE P P OUT
R R
1–2
IN1
DVR/
(DVD/
VCR 1
LD) IN2 IN3 IN3
Y Y IN
OUT
IN2
(CD)
P B P B OUT
IN DVR/
VCR 2
P R P R IN
XM
R L
1–3 S - VIDEO VIDEO
ASSIGNABLE
DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO
08
PHO
IN
L
CD
IN
OU
CD-R
TAP
IN
R
FR
SUB
SUR
RO
R
R
CON
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