Digital Connections - Pioneer VSX-33TX Operating Instructions Manual

Digital Connections

In order to use Dolby Digital/DTS soundtracks which are at the heart of home theater you need to make
digital audio connections. You can do this by either a coaxial or an optical connection (you don't need to do
both). The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since some digital components only
have one type of digital terminal, it is a matter of matching like with like (for example, the coaxial out from
the component to coaxial in on the receiver). The VSX-33TX has two coaxial and two optical inputs for a
total of four digital inputs. For a DVD/LD player or LD player hook up see p.14. If possible hook up your
digital equipment in accordance with this receiver's default settings, refer to the "Digital Input Assign-
ment" on this page in order to do this. We also recommend hooking up your digital components to analog
audio jacks in order to make recording from some digital sources which may be copy protected.
Connect your digital components as shown below.
There is one optical digital out jack (the CD recorder is connected to one in the diagram below). If you
connect this to the optical input on a digital recorder (currently these include MD, DAT and CD-R) you can
make direct digital recordings with this unit.
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from
the AC wall outlet.
*The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal.
TV/Satellite tuner
CD recorder
CD player
(not a PCM-only output)
DVD player
(for DVD/LD player
hook up see p.14)
Digital Input Assignment
Unlike analog connections, the jacks for digital connections are not dedicated to one type of component, they
can be used freely. Thus you must tell the receiver what digital componenet is in which jack so your
components will be in sync with the the names on the remote control buttons and the like. To avoid having to
assign the digital inputs you can hook up your equipment in accordance with the receiver's default settings.
The default settings are:
DIGITAL IN 1: DVD/LD
DIGITAL IN 2: CD
DIGITAL IN 3: CD-R/TAPE1/MD
DIGITAL IN 4: TV/SAT
You will notice that Digital IN 1, for example, is a coaxial jack. If your DVD/LD player only has an optical out jack
on it then you won't be able to hook up your components in accordance with the VSX-33TX default setting. In
this case you will need to assign the digital inputs. See Digital Input Select on p.29 in order to do this.
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OUTPUT INPUT
(PLAY) (REC)
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
Connecting Your Equipment
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