Connecting The Multichannel Analog Inputs; Selecting The Multichannel Analog Inputs; Second Zone Speaker B Setup - Pioneer Elite VSX-81TXV-S Operating Instructions Manual

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Connecting the multichannel analog inputs

For DVD Audio and SACD playback, your DVD player may
have 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 channel analog outputs (depending
on whether your player supports surround back
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channels). Make sure that the player is set to output
multichannel analog audio.
1 Connect the front, surround, center and subwoofer
outputs on your DVD player to the corresponding
MULTI CH input jack on this receiver.
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the
connections.
2 If your DVD player also has outputs for surround
back channels, connect these to the corresponding
MULTI CH input jacks on this receiver.
• Use standard RCA/phono jack cables for the
connections.
• If there is a single surround back output, connect it to
the SURROUND BACK L (Single) jack on this
receiver.

Selecting the multichannel analog inputs

If you have connected a decoder or a DVD player as
above, you must select the analog multichannel inputs
for surround sound playback.
1 Make sure you have set the playback source to the
proper output setting.
For example, you might need to set your DVD player to
output multichannel analog audio.
2 Press MULTI CH IN (front panel).
• Depending on the DVD player you're using, the
analog output level of the subwoofer channel may be
too low. In this case switch the receiver into standby,
then press
SBch PROCESSING on the front panel. This switches
between SW IN +10dB (increase of 10 decibels) and
SW IN 0dB (default) in the subwoofer channel.
Note
1 To listen to multichannel analog audio you'll need to select MULTI CH IN (see Selecting the multichannel analog inputs above for more on this).
2 • When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, you can't use the sound processing features, SIGNAL SELECT, or any of the listening modes
(including STEREO and the surround back channel processing).
• When playback from the multichannel inputs is selected, only the volume and channel levels can be set.
• You can't listen to your speaker B (Second Zone) system during playback from the multichannel inputs.
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En
logo and High-Definition Multi-
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STANDBY/ON while holding down

Second Zone speaker B setup

Caution
• Before making or changing the connections, switch off
the power and disconnect the power cord from the
power outlet. Plugging in components should be the
last connection you make with your system.
• Be careful not to allow any contact between speaker
wires from different terminals.
• You can use speakers with a nominal impedance
between 6 Ω to 16 Ω (please see Switching the
speaker impedance on page 63 if you plan to use
speakers with an impedance of less than 8 Ω).
After selecting 2nd Zone in Surround back speaker
setting on page 35, you can use the speakers connected
to the (surround back) B speaker terminals on the rear
panel to listen to stereo playback in another room. See
Switching the speaker system below for the listening
options with this setup.
1 Connect a pair of speakers to the surround back
speaker terminals on the rear panel.
Connect them the same way you connected your
speakers in Installing your speaker system on page 17.
Make sure to review Placing the speakers on page 18
when placing the speakers in another room.
2 Select '2nd Zone' from the 'Surr Back System' menu.
See Surround back speaker setting on page 35 to do this.