Pioneer VSX-AX3-K User Manual

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Back Panel
All the terminals on the back panel are explained and/or referenced here.
1 DIGITAL OUT terminals (see page 22)
Use these terminals to output a digital signal to a 
DVD-R, CD-R, MD recorder or any other kind of 
digital recorder.
2 CONTROL IN/OUT terminals
(see page 74)
You can use these jacks to hook up other 
PIONEER equipment, that has a CONTROL 
terminal, so that you can control them all by 
pointing the remote control(s) at one remote 
sensor.
3 Radio antenna terminals (see page 24)
Hook up antennas for the radio tuner built into 
the receiver here.
4 MONITOR OUT terminals (connect a TV 
or monitor here, see page 16)
Use these terminals to output the video signal to 
your TV, video projector or monitor.
5 PRE OUT analog terminals (connect an 
amplifier here, see page 73)
Use these terminals to output the audio signal 
from this amplifier to a different amplifier if that’s 
how you choose to set up your system.
6 DIGITAL IN terminals (see page 22)
Use these terminals to input the signal from a 
DVD, CD player or any other kind of digital player. 
To be able to play Dolby Digital and other 
surround soundtracks you need to make digital 
connections. To do this use the digital terminals 
here. If you don’t connect as per the default 
settings (see page 23) you need to complete 
“Assigning the Digital Inputs” on page 81.
7 Audio input/output terminals (connect 
analog components here, see page 20)
Use these terminals to input/output the audio 
signal from analog components (like a cassette 
deck or turntable). These are analog jacks.
8 Video components input/output termi-
nals
Input/output signals from your video 
components (DVD, VCR, TV tuners, SAT tuners, 
etc.) here (see page 17).
9 MULTI CH IN terminals (see page 21)
Use these terminals to input a multichannel 
surround signal (for example, a DVD-Audio 
signal) in an analog fashion. These are analog 
jacks.
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