Pioneer DVR-RT500 Operating Instructions Manual page 21

Connecting up
Connect to a stereo amplifier with audio output
You can enjoy high quality audio by connecting the audio output to your amplifier.
Connect the audio output jacks to any line-level inputs (such as AUX, DVD, CD, etc.) of an audio amplifier.
Connect to an AV Amplifier with built-in digital surround
If you are using an Amplifier with a built-in digital surround as follows, you can enjoy the various audio systems such
as Dolby Digital and DTS by using the optical or coaxial digital output.
Use this connection to connect an:
• AV amplifier with built-in *Dolby Digital
decoder
• AV amplifier with built-in *DTS decoder
Connecting the optical digital cable
You may connect to an AV Amplifier with an optical digital cable (not supplied) instead of a coaxial digital
cable.
When you connect the optical digital cable (not supplied), remove the dust protection cap from the rear panel.
When not using the optical digital cable, attach the dust protection cap to protect against dust.
Note
• The DVD OUTPUT jacks (OPTICAL, COAXIAL, AUDIO L/R, S-VIDEO and COMPONENT) are useful only for
DVD section. The VHS signal is output only from the composite jacks (DVD/VCR OUTPUT) and UHF/VHF
OUT.
• When you make the connections above, do not set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS to ON on the AV
amplifier. If you do, a loud noise will suddenly come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the
speakers to be damaged.
• Caution for the optical digital audio output connector: Do not connect to an amplifier (with an optical digital input
connector) which does not contain a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder. Otherwise, any attempt to play DVDs may
cause such a high level of noise that it may be harmful to your ears and damage your speakers.
• If you use an optical or a coaxial connection, when you play a DVD-RW (VR mode) which was recorded from a
bilingual broadcast, you can only hear the audio mode that was selected when it was recorded. See page 10.
• DTS audio will be output only from the COAXIAL or OPTICAL output. To hear DTS audio, DTS-Decoder is necessary.
• When playing DTS-encoded CDs, only noise will be heard from the speakers or analogue stereo outputs.
• Some DTS decoders which do not support DVD-DTS interface may not work properly with the unit.
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DVD/VCR
Audio (L) output
Audio cable (not supplied)
Audio (R) output
DVD/VCR
Coaxial digital
audio output
Video output
Video cable (not supplied)
Coaxial digital
cable (not supplied)
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Stereo Amplifier
To Audio (L) input To Audio (R) input
Note
• You may connect to a TV with a component video
cable (not supplied) or S-Video cable (not supplied)
instead of a video cable (not supplied).
To Video intput
AV Amplifier with
built-in decoder
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