Pioneer VSX-1121-K User Manual

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Connecting your equipment
Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder and other video 
sources
This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digi-
tal video devices, including HDD/DVD recorders and BD recorders.
When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the recorder 
to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 27 ).
RS-232C
ZONE 2
L
R
IN
IN
IN
IN
DVR/BDR
OUT
OUT
TV/SAT VIDEO
IN
CD
DVD
IN
SIRIUS
OUT
PRE OUT
SUBWOOFER
1
2
COMPONENT  VIDEO
Y
P
B
P
R
ASSIGNABLE
MONITOR
OUT
(DVD)
IN
1
(DVR/
BDR)
IN
2
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND SURR  BACK FH / FW
(
CD
)
(
DVD
)
COAXIAL
ASSIGNABLE
IN
1
IN
2
(
DVR/BDR
)
(
TV/SAT
)
OPTICAL
ASSIGNABLE
IN
1
IN
2
IN
3
OUT
(
VIDEO
)
(OUTPUT 5 V
   0.1 A MAX)
ADAPTER PORT
EXTENSION
DC OUTPUT
for WIRELESS LAN
(10/100)
LAN
(OUTPUT
5 V
0.6 A MAX)
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
(Single)
(Single)
SPEAKERS
FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE /
B
A
AC IN
FM UNBAL 75
AM LOOP
ANTENNA
(OUTPUT 5 V
   150 mA MAX)
CONTROL
IR
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
VIDEO
AUDIO
MONITOR
OUT
HDMI
BD IN
(VIDEO)
IN
1
IN
2
IN
4
IN
5
IN
6
(DVD)
(DVR/BDR)
ASSIGNABLE
1 6
DIGITAL OUT
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
ANALOG
R
L
ANALOG
R
L
AUDIO OUT
AUDIO IN
VIDEO OUT
VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO IN
HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder, etc.
Select one
!  In order to record, you must connect the analog audio cables (the digital connection is for playback 
only) (page 52).
!  If your HDD/DVD recorder, BD recorder, etc., is equipped with an HDMI output terminal, we 
recommend connecting it to the receiver’s HDMI DVR/BDR IN terminal. When doing so, also 
connect the receiver and TV by HDMI (see Connecting using HDMI on page 17 ).
Connecting a satellite/cable receiver or other set-top box
Satellite and cable receivers, and terrestrial digital TV tuners are all examples of so-called ‘set-top 
boxes’.
When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top 
box to (see The Input Setup menu on page 27 ).
RS-232C
ZONE 2
L
R
IN
IN
IN
IN
DVR/BDR
OUT
OUT
TV/SAT
VIDEO
IN
CD
DVD
IN
SIRIUS
OUT
PRE OUT
SUBWOOFER
1
2
COMPONENT  VIDEO
Y
P
B
P
R
ASSIGNABLE
MONITOR
OUT
(DVD)
IN
1
(DVR/
BDR)
IN
2
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND SURR  BACK FH / FW
(
CD
)
(
DVD
)
COAXIAL
ASSIGNABLE
IN
1
IN
2
(
DVR/BDR
)
(
TV/SAT
)
OPTICAL
ASSIGNABLE
IN
1
IN
2
IN
3
OUT
(
VIDEO
)
(OUTPUT 5 V
   0.1 A MAX)
ADAPTER PORT
EXTENSION
DC OUTPUT
for WIRELESS LAN
(10/100)
LAN
(OUTPUT
5 V
0.6 A MAX)
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
SURROUND BACK
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
(Single)
(Single)
SPEAKERS
FRONT HEIGHT / FRONT WIDE /
B
A
AC IN
FM UNBAL 75
AM LOOP
ANTENNA
(OUTPUT 5 V
   150 mA MAX)
CONTROL
IR
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
VIDEO
AUDIO
MONITOR
OUT
HDMI
BD IN
(VIDEO)
IN
1
IN
2
IN
4
IN
5
IN
6
(DVD)
(DVR/BDR)
ASSIGNABLE
1 6
VIDEO OUT
VIDEO
ANALOG
R
AUDIO OUT
DIGITAL OUT
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
L
Select one
STB
!  If your set-top box is equipped with an HDMI output terminal, we recommend connecting it to the 
receiver’s HDMI IN 1 or IN 2 terminal. When doing so, also connect the receiver and TV by HDMI 
(see Connecting using HDMI on page 17 ).