Pioneer VSX-45TX - Manual (Page 18)

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Connecting Your Equipment
Connecting VCRs or DVRs
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from
the AC outlet.
Connect the video out of your VCR/DVR using either S video or composite video cords, depending on how
you connected the receiver to your TV (see page 16). Use analog audio cords for the audio signal. To
record, you also need to connect a set of audio/video outputs from the receiver to the audio/video inputs
on your VCR/DVR. Note that to record video from a source component, the video connection from the
source to the receiver and from the receiver to the recorder must be the same type.
Be careful! For portable DVD players you will need a
specialized optical cord (for the audio) that has a mini
optical plug on one end and a regular optical plug on
the other.
Connecting a Video Component to the Front Panel
Connect a portable DVD player, video game console or any video component to the front panel as show
here. Front video connections are accessed via the front panel input selector as VIDEO.
memo
You cannot assign the digital input on the front panel. If you want to learn more about
this process see "Assigning the Digital Inputs" on page 91.
PCM/
2 DIGITAL /
DTS/MPEG
OUT1
OUT2
IN
R L
(TV/
SAT)
1
IN 1
IN 2
IN
(CD-R/
TAPE1)
2
IN 3
(DVD/
LD)
IN 4
(CD)
USB
AUDIO
PLAY
PLAY
CD-R/
TAPE1
VCR1/
DVR
TV/
SAT
IN
DVD/
LD
IN
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
(Single)
(DVD/LD)
(TV/SAT)
FRONT
CENTER
SUR-
ROUND
SUB
WOOFER
PRE OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
MONITOR OUT
Y
P B
P R
Y
P B
P R
Y
P B
P R
VCR2
CD
PHONO/
LINE
DIGITAL AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO
IN
IN
IN
OUT
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
VIDEO S VIDEO
MD/
TAPE2
REC
REC
ASSIGNABLE
MULTI CH IN
RS-232C
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
OUT
IN
MONITOR
OUT
CONTROL
75 Ω
ANTENNA
AM LOOP FM UNBAL
R L
R L R L
L R
L R
L R
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
REMOTE IN
ASSIGNABLE
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
SUR-
ROUND
FRONT
SUB
WOOF-
ER
CEN-
TER
L R
L R
L R
MONITOR OUT
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
12V
TRIGGER
(DC OUT12V/
100mA MAX) VCR 1/DVR
S-VIDEO
VIDEO VIDEO
S-VIDEO
AUDIO
(PLAY)
L
R
AUDIO
(REC)
L
R
OUT IN
OUT IN
VCR 2
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
AUDIO
(PLAY)
L
R
AUDIO
(REC)
L
R
DIGITAL IN S-VIDEO VIDEO
VIDEO INPUT
AUDIO L R
SELECT
STATION TUNING MULTI ROOM
CONTROL ON/OFF
& SOURCE
AUDIO-IN/OUT VIDEO-IN/OUT
DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) PHONES HOLD ON/OFF
COLOR BRIGHT MONITOR