Pioneer VSX-C300 Operating Instructions Manual page 6

Quick Start Guide
No Frills Setup
This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind so if you just want to hook up your equipment and
start enjoying quality home theater movies follow the four steps below and use these easy settings on the VSX-C300/
C300-S. In most cases you can leave the receiver in the default settings.
Default Settings:
• Speaker Setting: Automatically sensed by the receiver
• Input Setting: DVD
• Analog/Digital Signal Select: Digital has priority but analog will play automatically if it is the only signal
• Listening Mode: AUTO
1) Hook up your DVD player, speakers, subwoofer and TV.
First, look on the back of your DVD player and figure out if it has an optical output (if you're not sure consult the
manual that came with your DVD player). If it does hook up your DVD player to this receiver with this digital
terminal. If your DVD player doesn't have an optical digital output hook the player up with the analog terminals.
Then, hook up the speakers you want to use with this receiver. This receiver can be used with just two speakers but
it' s better to have five speakers to get accurate surround sound. See page 14 for more details on connecting your
speakers. Next, hook up your powered subwoofer, if you have one. For all speakers make sure to connect the positive
(+) and negative (–)terminals on the receiver and speakers with the same wire (positive to positive, negative to
negative).
Before hooking up your speakers affix
the color-coded sticker with the
appropriate name (for example, "front
right") to the speaker wire so you
always know which speaker that wire
is connected to.
R
DVD
IN
TV/
SAT
IN
DIGITAL
(OPTICAL)
VCR
IN
R
Optical cable (sold
separately, don't
pinch or bend cable
sharply)
DIGITAL OUT
4 1 ¡ ¢
STANDBY/ON
0
DVD Player
(DV-444, etc.)
When you're hooking up
your subwoofer make
sure its power cord is
disconnected.
6
En
L
ANTENNA
1 AM LOOP
FM UNBAL 75Ω
MONITOR
OUT
2
R L
VCR
OUT
L
AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO
Audio cord
(sold separately)
LINE LEVEL
DVD PLA YER
Î
7 8
3
Powered
Subwoofer (SW)
FRONT
R L
SUB
WOOFER
OUT
FRONT R FRONT L
(FR) (FL)
If you only hook up two speakers set the Listening
mode to one of the modes for two channel outputs.
While pressing down the
speaker tab push the
speaker wire into the
terminal and release
speaker terminal tab.
SURROUND
SPEAKERS CENTER
R L
IN OUT
CONTROL
Speaker wire
(sold separately)
SURROUND
CENTER
R (SR)
(C)
AC IN
SURROUND
L (SL)