Pioneer VSXAX2ASs Stereo Receiver User Manual


 
Other connections
08
57
En
Multi-room listening
This receiver can power up to three independent systems
in separate rooms after you have made the proper multi-
room connections. An example multi-room setup is
shown below, but the number of multi-room connections
(and the way you choose to connect them) depends on
how you want to set up your system.
Different sources can be playing in three rooms at the
same time or, depending on your needs, the same source
can also be used. The main and sub rooms have
independent power (the main room power can be off
while one (or both) of the sub rooms is on) and the sub
rooms can be controlled by the remote or front panel
controls. However, you may need to specify the volume
settings in
Multi-Room setup
on page 65.
Making multi-room connections
It is possible to make these connections if you have a
separate TV and speakers for your primary (
ROOM 2
) sub
room, and a separate amplifier
1
(and speakers) for your
secondary (
ROOM 3
) sub room. You will also need a
separate amplifier if you are not using the Surround Back
System setup (see below) for your primary sub room.
There are two primary sub room setups possible with this
system. Choose whichever works best for you.
Multi-room listening options
The following table shows what you can listen to in each
sub room
:
Basic multi-room setup (ROOM 2)
1 Connect a separate amplifier to the MULTI-ROOM &
SOURCE OUT jacks and a TV monitor to the MULTI-
ROOM & SOURCE MONITOR OUT jacks, both on the rear
of this receiver.
You should have a pair of speakers attached to the sub
room amplifier as shown in the following illustration.
Surround Back System multi-room setup (ROOM 2)
You must select
MR&S
in
Surround back speaker setting
on page 37 to use this setup. Note that the sound in the
sub room will be temporarily interrupted when
controlling the main room (for example, changing the
input source or starting playback).
Note
1 You can't use sound controls (such as the tone controls or Midnight listening) or any surround modes with a separate amplifier in the sub room. You
can, however, use the features available with your sub room amplifier.
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
/
REC SEL
ROOM3
(
ZONE3
)
OUT1
OUT2
USB
AUDIO
IN
S400
(
AUDIO
)
S400
(
DVD/LD
)
(
TV
)
FM UNBAL 75 Ω
AM LOOP
MONITOR
OUT
OUT
CD
CD-R/
TAPE
DVD/
LD
TV
SAT
VIDEO /
GAME1
OUT
DVR/
VCR 1
DVR/
VCR 2
OUT
IN
IN
VIDEO
VIDEO
AUDIO
S
-
VIDEO
IN
IN
IN
FR FL
SUB W.
CENTE
R
MULTI CH
IN
SUR-
ROUND
SURROUND
BACK
CONTROL
OUT
PHONO
IN
IN
IN
IN
Y
P
B
PR
Y
P
B
PR
Y
P
B
PR
Y
P
B
PR
DIGITAL
COMPONENT VIDEO
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNA-
BLE
ASSIGNABLE
OUT
OUT
ANTENNA
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
AUDIO
IN
IN1
IN2
IN1
1
12 V TRIGGER
2
MONITOR
OUT
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
ROOM2
ROOM2
(
ZONE2
)
ROOM2
(
ZONE2
)
MAIN ROOM
(
ZONE1
)
(
ZONE2
)
IN2
(
DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX
)
IN3
IN4
OUT
(
SAT
)
(
DVR/
VCR 1
)
1
IN
2
(
DVR/
VCR 2
)
IN
3
(
DVD/
LD
)
IN
1
(
CD
)
IN
2
IN
2
IN
OUT
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
1
IN
2
R L
HDMI
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
IR
IN
3
(
CD-R
)
IN
4
4
1
21
21
31
R L
L
L
L
R
R
R
Sub room (ZONE 2)Sub room (ZONE 3) Main room
S
L
E
E
P
+
1
0
S
R
+
A
N
A
LO
G
A
T
T
D
I
S
C
V
I
D
E
O
S
E
L
D
I
M
M
E
R
C
L
A
S
S
D
.
A
C
C
E
S
S
R
E
C
E
I
V
E
R
S
O
U
R
C
E
S
Y
S
T
E
M
O
F
F
I
N
P
U
T
S
E
L
E
C
T
E
N
T
E
R
T
V
C
O
N
T
R
O
L
S
H
I
F
T
V
O
L
D
V
D
S
A
T
V
I
D
E
O
1
T
V
C
O
N
T
D
V
R
1
T
U
N
E
T
U
N
E
S
T
ST
S
T
A
T
U
S
M
C
A
C
C
S
.
D
I
R
ECT
MU
L
T
I
O
P
E
S
I
G
N
A
L
S
E
L
S
B
c
h
S
T
E
R
E
O
M
E
M
O
R
Y
T
V
C
H
I
N
P
U
T
S
E
L
E
C
T
MP
X
A
U
D
I
O
S
U
B
T
I
T
L
E
A
D
V
.
S
U
R
R
S
T
A
ND
A
R
D
I
S
O
P
H
A
S
E
T
H
X
D
T
V
I
N
F
O
M
U
T
E
R
E
C
T
V
V
O
L
i
P
o
d
T
U
N
E
R
R
E
C
E
I
V
E
R
E
N
T
E
R
R
E
C
S
T
O
P
H
D
D
C
H
C
H
D
V
D
A
V
P
A
R
A
M
E
T
E
R
T
O
P
M
E
N
U
ì
D
T
V
M
E
N
U
C
H
L
E
V
E
L
M
E
N
U
T
.
E
D
I
T
B
A
N
D
G
U
I
D
E
R
E
T
U
R
N
S
E
T
U
P
C
A
T
E
G
O
RY
C
D
D
V
R2
C
D
-
R
T
VV
I
D
E
O
2
XM
R
A
D
I
O
R
O
O
M
2
/
3
D
I
S
P
R
EC
EI
V
ER
S
L
E
E
P
+
1
0
S
R
+
A
N
A
L
O
G
A
T
T
D
I
S
C
V
I
D
E
O
S
E
L
D
I
M
M
E
R
C
L
A
S
S
D
.
A
C
C
E
SS
R
E
C
E
I
V
E
R
SO
U
R
C
E
S
Y
S
T
E
M
O
F
F
I
N
P
U
T
S
E
L
E
C
T
E
N
T
E
R
T
V
C
O
N
T
R
O
L
S
H
I
F
T
V
O
L
D
V
D
S
A
T
V
I
D
E
O
1
T
V
C
O
N
T
D
V
R
1
T
U
NE
TU
NE
S
T
S
T
ST
A
T
U
S
M
C
A
C
C
S
.
D
I
R
E
C
T
M
U
L
T
I
O
P
E
S
I
G
N
A
L
S
E
L
S
B
c
h
S
T
E
R
E
O
M
E
M
O
R
Y
TV
C
H
I
N
P
UT
S
E
L
E
C
T
M
P
X
A
U
D
I
O
S
U
B
T
I
T
L
E
A
D
V
.
S
U
R
R
S
T
A
N
D
A
R
D
I
S
O
P
H
A
S
E
T
H
X
DT
V
I
NF
O
M
U
T
E
R
E
C
TV
V
O
L
i
P
o
d
T
U
N
E
R
R
E
C
E
I
V
E
R
E
NT
E
R
RE
C
S
T
O
P
H
D
D
C
H
CH
DV
D
AV
P
A
R
A
M
E
T
ER
T
O
P
M
EN
U
ì
DTV
M
E
N
U
C
H
L
E
V
E
L
M
E
N
U
T
.
E
D
I
T
B
A
N
D
G
U
I
D
E
R
E
T
UR
N
S
E
T
UP
C
A
T
E
G
O
R
Y
C
D
D
V
R
2
C
D
-
R
T
V
V
I
D
E
O
2
X
M
R
A
D
I
O
R
O
O
M
2
/
3
D
I
S
P
RECEIV
ER
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
/
REC SEL
ROOM3
(
ZONE3
)
OUT1
OUT2
USB
AUDIO
IN
S400
(
AUDIO
)
S400
(
DVD/LD
)
(
TV
)
FM UNBAL 75 Ω
AM LOOP
MONITOR
OUT
OUT
CD
CD-R/
TAP E
DVD/
LD
TV
SAT
IN
IN
IN
OUT
PHON
IN
IN
IN
Y Y
ASSIGNABLE
OUT
ANTENNA
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
A
IN
IN1
IN2
IN1
1
12 V TRIGGER
2
MONITOR
OUT
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
ROOM2
ROOM2
(
ZONE2
)
ROOM2
(
ZONE2
)
MAIN ROOM
(
ZONE1
)
(
ZONE2
)
IN2
(
DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX
)
(
SAT
)
(
DVR/
VCR 1
)
1
IN
2
(
DVR/
VCR 2
)
IN
3
IN
OUT
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
1
IN
2
R L
HDMI
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
IR
21
R
IR receiver
DIGITAL IN
Sub room
Input sources available
ROOM2 (ZONE2)
iPod, the built-in tuner and other analog audio
sources (except
MULTI CH IN
). With video
sources, only composite video is possible.
ROOM3 (ZONE3)
Only digital audio sources (the input source
must already be assigned using the
The Input
Setup menu
on page 63) are available.
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
/
REC SEL
ROOM3
(
ZONE3
)
OUT1
OUT2
USB
AUDIO
IN
S400
(
AUDIO
)
S400
(
DVD/LD
)
(
TV
)
FM UNBAL 75 Ω
AM LOOP
MONITOR
OUT
OUT
CD
CD-R/
TAPE
DVD/
LD
TV
SAT
VIDEO /
GAME1
OUT
DVR/
VCR 1
DVR/
VCR 2
OUT
IN
IN
VIDEO
VIDEO
AUDIO
S
-
VIDEO
IN
IN
IN
FR
SUB W.
SUR-
ROUN
D
S
CONT
R
OUT
PHON
O
IN
IN
IN
IN
Y
P
B
PR
Y
P
B
PR
Y
P
B
PR
Y
P
B
PR
DIGITAL
COMPONENT VIDEO
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNA-
BLE
ASSIGNABLE
OUT
O
U
ANTENNA
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
A
U
IN
IN1
IN2
IN1
1
12 V TRIGGER
2
MONITOR
OUT
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
ROOM2
ROOM2
(
ZONE2
)
ROOM2
(
ZONE2
)
MAIN ROOM
(
ZONE1
)
(
ZONE2
)
IN2
(
DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX
)
IN3
IN4
OUT
(
SAT
)
(
DVR/
VCR 1
)
1
IN
2
(
DVR/
VCR 2
)
IN
3
(
DVD/
LD
)
IN
1
(
CD
)
IN
2
IN
2
IN
OUT
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
1
IN
2
R L
HDMI
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
IR
IN
3
(
CD-R
)
IN
4
4
1
21
21
31
R L
R
R
R
Sub room Main room
S400
(
AUDIO
)
S400
(
DVD/LD
)
(
TV
)
FM UNBAL 75 Ω
AM LOOP
MONITOR
OUT
OUT
CD
CD-R/
TAP E
DVD/
LD
TV
SAT
IN
IN
IN
FR FL
OUT
PHONO
IN
IN
IN
Y Y
ASSIGNABLE
OUT
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
IN1
IN2
IN1
1
12 V TRIGGER
2
MONITOR
OUT
MULTI-ROOM
& SOURCE
ROOM2
ROOM2
(
ZONE2
)
ROOM2
(
ZONE2
)
MAIN ROOM
(
ZONE1
)
(
ZONE2
)
IN2
(
DC OUT 12V TOTAL 50 mA MAX
)
IN
OUT
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
1
IN
2
R L
HDMI
21
R
VSX_AX4ASi.book.fm 57 ページ 2006年6月8日 木曜日 午後12時23分