Back Panel - Pioneer Elite VSX-49TX Operating Instructions Manual

Displays & Controls

Back Panel

All the terminals on the back panel are explained and/or referenced here.
7: U-shaped
connectors
Don't remove the U-
shaped connectors
unless you plan to
connect an external
power amp to this
receiver.
1 DIGITAL OUT terminals (see p.25)
Use these terminals to output the signal from a
DVD, CD player or any other kind of digital
player.
2 DIGITAL IN terminals (see p.25)
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 p.26) you need to com-
plete "Assigning the Digital Inputs" (see p.93).
3 MULTI CH INPUT terminals (see p.24)
Use these terminals to input a multichannel
surround signal (for example, a DVD-A signal)
in an analog fashion. These are analog jacks.
4 Analog input/output terminals (connect
analog components here, see p.23)
Use these terminals to input/output the audio
signal from analog components (like a cassette
deck or turntable). These are analog jacks.
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1 4
DIGITAL
PCM/2DIGITAL /DTS
2
OUT
R
PHONO
1
OUT
IN
7
CD
(CD-R/
TAPE1
IN
/MD)
IN
6
(VCR2)
IN
R
5
OUT
(VCR1
REC
/DVR)
CD-R/
IN
TAPE1
4
/MD
(SAT) IN
PLAY
IN
OUT
3
(CD) REC
IN
TAPE2
MONITOR
2 IN
IN (TV)
PLAY
FRONT
(DVD
1
IN
/LD)
R
SUR-
ROUND
(DVD
2RF
IN
/LD)
R
(For LD)
ASSIGNABLE
2 3
5 7 6 10
OUT
S400 (AUDIO)
AUDIO
L
AUDIO
POWER
AMP
IN
R L
FRONT
R L
L
CENTER
SUB W.
PRE OUT
1
2
(Single)
SUR-
ROUND
R L
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
R L
(Single)
SUB W. CENTER
L
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
L R L (Single)
MULTI CH INPUT
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5. (AUDIO) - i.LINK connectors
4-pin, S400 i.LINK connectors for connection to
i.LINK-equipped players and other components.
Each i.LINK connector acts simultaneously as
both input and output (see p.30).
6 POWER AMP IN terminals
Use this terminal to connect an external control
amp to this receiver (see p.79). Remove the
U-shaped connectors only if you plan to do so.
7 U-shaped connectors
8 PRE OUT analog terminals
Use these terminals to output the (analog)
audio signal from this receiver to a different
power amplifier (see p.78). Remove the U-
shaped connectors only if you plan to do so.
9 Video components in/out terminals
Input/output signals from you video compo-
nents (DVD, VCR, TV tuners, SAT tuners, etc.)
here.
10 MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE OUT
terminals
These terminals output the audio & video signal
to a sub-system in a secondary room. These
are analog jacks (see p.80).
11 12
CONTROL
MONITOR
OUT
IN
MULTI-
OUT
ROOM &
SOURCE
DVD
IN
/LD
IN
TV
IN
IN
SAT
IN
IN
OUT OUT
VCR1
/DVR
IN
IN
OUT OUT
VCR2
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
VCR3
IN
IN
R L
AUDIO VIDEO S2 VIDEO
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