Digital Connections - Pioneer VSA-E08 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 amplifier). The VSA-E08 has
two coaxial and three optical inputs for a total of five digital inputs. A DVD/LD player or LD player
should be connected to a digital jack and the special 2 RF jack (if the LD has one) as well as a pair
of analog jacks (see the next page). If possible hook up your digital equipment in accordance with
this amplifier's default settings, see Digital Input Assignment, below left, 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 are two optical digital out jacks (the MD 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 outlet.
*The arrows indicate the direction of the audio signal.
2 RF IN IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 4 IN 5
IN
(AC-3)
PRE OUT
SURR-
OUND
R L
MULTI CH IN
FRONT
OUT 1 OUT 2
L
R L
PCM / 2/ DTS/ MPEG
FRONT
DIGITAL
R
CENTER
SUB
WOOFER
PLAY
L
TAPE2
SURR-
MONITOR
OUND
R
REC
CD
IN
CENTER
LINE/
TUNER
IN
SUB
WOOFER
AUDIO
7 Coaxial cords/Optical cables
Commercially available digital audio
coaxial cords (standard video cords can
also be used) or optical cables (not
supplied) are used to connect digital
components to this amplifier.
When you use optical digital input or
output terminals, pull off the caps and
insert the plugs. Be sure to insert
completely.
AUDIO VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO
VIDEO S VIDEO
DVD/LD TV/SAT
R L
IN IN
DVD /
LD IN
Y
IN
TV /
SAT IN P
B
IN
P
IN IN R
VCR1 /
DVR
MONITOR
Y OUT
OUT OUT
P
B
IN IN
VCR2
P
R
OUT OUT
MULTI CH IN
MONITOR
PLAY
OUT 1
SURROUND
MD /
BACK
R L
TAPE1/
CD-R
IN
REC
OUT
MONITOR
PHONO
OUT 2
IN CONTROL
R
L (Songle)
SURROUND
R L
BACK
PRE OUT
Connecting Your Equipment
(not a PCM-only output)
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OUTPUT INPUT
(PLAY) (REC)
Coaxial cord
(or standard
video cord)
DVD player
CD player
TV tuner
MD recorder
Optical cable
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