Pioneer VSX-39TX User Manual
17
PREP
ARA
TION
Connecting Your Equipment
TV
Connect your TV to the jacks as shown below. Hook up the signal with either component video, S-video,
or composite video cords (the quality descends in this order) but remember, the video component you are
watching and your TV must be hooked up with same type of video cord or you won't be able to see the
picture.
or composite video cords (the quality descends in this order) but remember, the video component you are
watching and your TV must be hooked up with same type of video cord or you won't be able to see the
picture.
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from
the AC outlet.
the AC outlet.
CD
IN
SURR-
OUND
SUB
WOOFER
SUB
WOOFER
CENTER
FRONT
MULTI CH IN
SURR-
OUND
R
L
R
R
R
L
L
R
L
L
R
L
R
L
R
L (SINGLE)
FRONT
PRE OUT
CENTER
COMPONENT VIDEO
DVD/LD
IN
TV/SAT
IN
Y
P
B
P
R
MONITOR
OUT
P
B
P
R
Y
MULTI CH IN
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
BACK
PRE OUT
DVD /
LD
IN
S2 VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO
AUDIO
IN
TV /
SAT
IN
IN
OUT
IN
VCR1 /
DVR
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
VCR2
OUT
IN
MD /
TAPE1/
MD
PLAY
REC
TAPE2
MONITOR
MONITOR
PLAY
REC
PCM/
2
/
DTS
DIGITAL
IN
5
IN
4
IN
3
2
RF IN
(LD)
IN
2
IN
1
IN
PHONO
FM UNBAL
75‰
FM
ANTENNA
AM LOOP
ANTENNA
MULTI-
ROOM
ROOM
&
SOURCE
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
OUT
2
1
MONITOR
OUT
MONITOR
OUT
CONTROL
MULTI-ROOM
&
SOURCE
IN
OUT
REMOTE
IN
TV/monitor
COMPO-
NENT
VIDEO
VIDEO IN
S-VIDEO
Y
P
B
P
R
Multi Channel Input (External Decoder)
In some cases you may want to have your
source material (DVD, etc.) decoded externally. If you find you
need a multi channel external decoder hook one up as shown below, but for most people this component
is unnecessary (For more on this see p.52).
is unnecessary (For more on this see p.52).
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from
the AC outlet.
the AC outlet.
CD
IN
SURR-
OUND
SUB
WOOFER
CENTER
FRONT
MULTI CH IN
SURR-
OUND
R
L
R
R
R
L
L
R
L
L
R
L
R
L
R
R
L
FRONT
PRE OUT
CENTER
COMPONENT VIDEO
DVD/LD
IN
TV/SAT
IN
Y
P
B
P
R
MONITOR
OUT
P
B
P
R
Y
MULTI CH IN
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
BACK
PRE OUT
DVD /
LD
IN
S2 VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO
AUDIO
IN
TV /
SAT
IN
IN
OUT
IN
VCR1 /
DVR
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
VCR2
OUT
IN
IN
MD /
TAPE1/
MD
PLAY
REC
TAPE2
MONITOR
MONITOR
PLAY
REC
PCM/
2
/
DTS
DIGITAL
IN
5
IN
4
IN
3
2
RF IN
(LD)
IN
2
IN
1
IN
PHONO
FM UNBAL
75‰
FM
ANTENNA
AM LOOP
ANTENNA
MULTI-
ROOM
ROOM
&
SOURCE
AUDIO
OUT
OUT
2
1
SUB
WOOFER
MONITOR
OUT
MONITOR
OUT
CONTROL
MULTI-ROOM
&
SOURCE
OUT
REMOTE
IN
Components equipped with
7.1 (5.1) channel analog output jack
7.1 (5.1) channel analog output jack
SUB
WOOFER
SURR-
OUND BACK
L
R
CENTER
SURR-
OUND
L
R
FRONT
L
R
ANALOG
memo
The jack and COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack can be used to get a TV picture but it doesn't
show this receiver's on screen display (OSD).
If you use S video cords to hook up a component the OSDs from the receiver will only be able
to be seen on the S video out terminals.
show this receiver's on screen display (OSD).
If you use S video cords to hook up a component the OSDs from the receiver will only be able
to be seen on the S video out terminals.