Connecting Up; Making Cable Connections; Analog Audio Cables; Digital Audio Cables - Pioneer VSX-815-S/-K Operating Instructions Manual

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Connecting up

Chapter 4:
Connecting up

Making cable connections

Make sure not to bend the cables over the top
of this unit (as shown in the illustration). If this
happens, the magnetic field produced by the
transformers in this unit may cause a
humming noise from the speakers.
Important
• Before making or changing any
connections, switch off the power and
disconnect the power cord from the AC
outlet.

Analog audio cables

Use stereo RCA phono cables to connect
analog audio components. These cables are
typically red and white, and you should
connect the red plugs to R (right) terminals
and white plugs to L (left) terminals.
Analog audio cables
Right (red)
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Left (white)

Digital audio cables

Commercially available coaxial digital audio
cables or optical cables should be used to
connect digital components to this receiver.
Coaxial digital audio cable
• When connecting optical cables, be
careful when inserting the plug not to
damage the shutter protecting the optical
socket.
• When storing optical cable, coil loosely.
The cable may be damaged if bent around
sharp corners.
• You can also use a standard RCA video
cable for coaxial digital connections.

Video cables

Standard RCA video cables
These cables are the most common type of
video connection and should be used to
connect to the composite video terminals. They
have yellow plugs to distinguish them from
cables for audio.
Standard RCA video cable
Optical cable