Pioneer VSX-C550 User Manual
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Displays & Controls
Rear Panel
1 TV/SAT IN terminals (connect a TV/SAT set top
box here, see page 13)
Use these terminals to input a TV/SAT signal (or from
another kind of source, if you choose). Make sure to
connect to the video terminals and both the analog
and optical digital terminals for audio. To be able to
play digital surround soundtracks you need to make
digital connections. To do this it’s best to use the
optical digital terminal here but you can use the
coaxial digital terminal if necessary (in this case you
need to assign the terminal to the TV/SAT function.
See page 31 in order to do this).
Use these terminals to input a TV/SAT signal (or from
another kind of source, if you choose). Make sure to
connect to the video terminals and both the analog
and optical digital terminals for audio. To be able to
play digital surround soundtracks you need to make
digital connections. To do this it’s best to use the
optical digital terminal here but you can use the
coaxial digital terminal if necessary (in this case you
need to assign the terminal to the TV/SAT function.
See page 31 in order to do this).
2 MONITOR OUT terminals (connect a TV or
monitor here, see pages 12,14)
Use these terminals to output the signal from the
above terminals 1, 5 or 6 and FRONT INPUT.
These are video jacks. MONITOR 2 outputs the same
signal as MONITOR 1.
Use these terminals to output the signal from the
above terminals 1, 5 or 6 and FRONT INPUT.
These are video jacks. MONITOR 2 outputs the same
signal as MONITOR 1.
3 ANTENNA terminals
Connect AM or FM antennas here (see page 18).
4 SPEAKERS terminals
Use these terminals to connect speakers to the
receiver (see page 16).
receiver (see page 16).
5 DVR/VCR IN/OUT terminals (connect a DVR or
VCR here, see page 14–15)
Use the optical digital terminal to connect a DVR out
digitally to this receiver. There are also analog
terminals to input and output the audio and video
signal from a DVR, VCR (or a video camera, etc.).
Use the optical digital terminal to connect a DVR out
digitally to this receiver. There are also analog
terminals to input and output the audio and video
signal from a DVR, VCR (or a video camera, etc.).
6 DVD IN terminals (connect a DVD player here,
see page 12)
Use these terminals to input the signal from a DVD
player. Make sure to connect to the video terminals
and both the analog and coaxial digital terminals for
audio. To be able to play Dolby Digital and other
surround soundtracks you need to make digital
connections. To do this it’s best to use the coaxial
digital terminal but you can use the OPT 1 digital
terminal if necessary (in this case you need to assign
the coaxial digital terminal to the TV/SAT function.
See page 31 in order to do this).
Use these terminals to input the signal from a DVD
player. Make sure to connect to the video terminals
and both the analog and coaxial digital terminals for
audio. To be able to play Dolby Digital and other
surround soundtracks you need to make digital
connections. To do this it’s best to use the coaxial
digital terminal but you can use the OPT 1 digital
terminal if necessary (in this case you need to assign
the coaxial digital terminal to the TV/SAT function.
See page 31 in order to do this).
7 SUBWOOFER OUT terminals
Use this terminal to connect a powered subwoofer to
the receiver (see page 16).
the receiver (see page 16).
8 CONTROL IN/OUT terminal
You can use this jack to hook up other PIONEER
equipment, that bears the CONTROL terminal, so
that you can control them all with the remote control
for this receiver (see page 19).
equipment, that bears the CONTROL terminal, so
that you can control them all with the remote control
for this receiver (see page 19).
9 AC IN (Power In)
Hook up the power cord to this terminal.
@ EON indicators
EON lights when it has been set. The dot indicator
next to it lights when the station you are currently
tuned to carries the EON data service.
next to it lights when the station you are currently
tuned to carries the EON data service.
# Volume level indicator
$ Character display
$ Character display
Shows the current input (DVD, TV/SAT, etc.),
listening mode, radio frequency, etc.
listening mode, radio frequency, etc.