Connecting your equipment
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'.
VSX-AX4AVi
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
/REC SEL
OUT1
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
ROOM2(ZONE2)
OUT2
IN
S400
IR
USB
AUDIO
12 V TRIGGER
IN
(AUDIO)
1
IN1
(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
(SAT)
ROOM2
MULTI-ROOM
S400
IN2
(ZONE2)
(DVR/
IN1
HDMI
VCR 1)
IN1
Y
IN3
(DVR/
VCR 2)
P
IN4
B
(CD-R)
1–4
IN2
ASSIGNA-
BLE
P
R
1–2
IN1
(DVD/
IN2
LD)
Y
OUT
IN2
(CD)
P
B
P
R
ASSIGNABLE
DIGITAL
COMPONENT VIDEO
DIGITAL OUT
STB
1
Connect the audio/video outputs on the set-top box
to the SAT AUDIO and VIDEO inputs.
Connect using a stereo RCA/phono jack cable and a
1
video or S-video
cable.
2
Connect an optical-type
your set-top box to the DIGITAL 1 (SAT) input.
Use an optical cable for the connection.
Note
1 See The Input Setup menu on page 60 to assign the S-VIDEO 2 input to the SAT input function if you make this connection.
2 If your set-top box only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable.
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 60).
3 If your satellite/cable receiver doesn't have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.
4 See The Input Setup menu on page 60 to assign the S-VIDEO 2 input to the DVR/VCR1 input function if you make this connection.
AUDIO
ANTENNA
PHONO
FM UNBAL 75Ω
AM LOOP
IN
MONITOR
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
OUT
OUT
R
ROOM2(ZONE2)
L
CD
OUT
IN
DVD/
2
LD
IN1
IN
OUT
& SOURCE
TV
MONITOR
IN
IN2
OUT
CD-R/
OUT
TAPE
IN1(DVD/LD)
SAT
Y
IN2(TV)
IN
IN
1–2
R
ASSIGNABLE
FR
FL
VIDEO1/
P
B
GAME1
IN
SUB W.
CE
P
OUT
R
SUR-
DVR/
ROUND
VCR 1
IN3
IN3
Y
IN
R
P
OUT
B
DVR/
R
SURROUND
VCR 2
BACK
P
IN
R
MULT
IN
OUT
R
L
S - VIDEO
VIDEO
1–3
CONTROL
VIDEO
AUDIO
R
AUDIO
L
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
AV OUT
2
digital audio output from
3
Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR
and other video sources
This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and
outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video
devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.
VSX-AX4AVi
MULTI-ROOM
&SOURCE
/REC SEL
OUT1
ROOM3(ZONE3)
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
ROOM2(ZONE2)
IN
OUT2
S400
IR
USB
AUDIO
12 V TRIGGER
IN
(AUDIO)
1
IN1
(DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50mA MAX)
(SAT)
ROOM2
MULTI-ROOM
S400
& SOURCE
MONITOR
IN2
OUT
(ZONE2)
(DVR/
HDMI
IN1
VCR 1)
IN1
Y
IN3
(DVR/
VCR 2)
IN4
P
B
(CD-R)
1–4
IN2
ASSIGNA-
BLE
P
R
1–2
IN1
(DVD/
IN2
LD)
Y
OUT
IN2
(CD)
P
B
P
R
1–3
ASSIGNABLE
DIGITAL
COMPONENT VIDEO
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
R
AUDIO
L
DIGITAL OUT
3
DVR, VCR, etc.
1
Connect the audio/video outputs of the video
player/recorder to the DVR/VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO
inputs.
Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio
connection and a video or S-video
connection.
• For a second recorder, use the DVR/ VCR2 IN inputs.
2
If the device can record, connect the DVR/VCR1
AUDIO and VIDEO outputs to the recorder's audio/
video inputs.
Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio
connection and a video or S-video cable for the video
connection.
AUDIO
ANTENNA
PHONO
FM UNBAL 75Ω
AM LOOP
IN
MONITOR
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
OUT
OUT
ROOM2(ZONE2)
R
L
CD
OUT
IN
DVD/
2
LD
IN1
IN
OUT
TV
IN2
IN
CD-R/
TAPE
OUT
IN1(DVD/LD)
SAT
Y
IN2(TV)
IN
IN
1–2
R
L
ASSIGNABLE
FR
FL
VIDEO1/
P
B
GAME1
IN
SUB W.
CENTER
P
OUT
R
SUR-
DVR/
ROUND
VCR 1
IN3
IN3
Y
IN
R
L
P
OUT
B
DVR/
R
L
SURROUND
VCR 2
BACK
P
IN
R
MULTI CH
IN
OUT
R
L
S - VIDEO
VIDEO
CONTROL
VIDEO
AUDIO
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
R
AUDIO
L
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
AV OUT
AV IN
1
2
4
cable for the video
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