Digital Connections - Pioneer VSX-839RDS Operating Instructions Manual

Digital Connections

In order to use Dolby Digital/DTS/MPEG 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-859RDS has two coaxial and three optical inputs for a total of five digital
inputs (the VSX-839RDS has two coaxial and two optical inputs). In order to hook up a DVD/LD player or LD player
see p.14. If possible hook up your digital equipment in accordance with this receiver's default settings, see
"Digital Input Assignment," below, 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 (one for the VSX-839RDS ). 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
OUTPUT
(PLAY)
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 component in which jack so your components
will be in sync with 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
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-859RDS/VSX-839RDS
default setting. In this case you will need to assign the digital inputs. See "Digital-In Select" on p. 33 in order to
do this.
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
VSX-839RDS
INPUT
(REC)
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
Front DIGITAL IN
connection is accessed
via the MULTI JOG dial
as VIDEO (VSX-
859RDS only).
DIGITAL IN 3: CD-R
DIGITAL IN 4: TV/SAT
Connecting Your Equipment
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