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Connecting additional amplifiers
This receiver has more than enough power for any home
use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to every
channel of your system using the pre-outs. Make the
connections shown below to add amplifiers to power
your speakers.
• Before making or changing the connections, switch
off the power and disconnect the power cord from the
AC outlet.
• You can use the additional amplifier on the surround
back channel pre-outs for a single speaker as well. In
this case plug the amplifier into the left (L (Single))
terminal only.
• The sound from the surround back terminals will
depend on how you have configured the Surround
back speaker setting on page 39.
• To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the
speaker system to OFF, or simply disconnect any
speakers that are connected directly to the receiver.
• If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front
speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 46) to
LARGE.
Using this receiver with a Pioneer
plasma display
If you have a Pioneer plasma display, you can use an
SR+ cable
1
to connect it to this unit and take advantage
of various convenient features, such as automatic video
input switching of the plasma display when the input is
changed.
2
Important
• If you connect to a Pioneer plasma display using an
SR+ cable, you will need to point the remote control
at the plasma display remote sensor to control the
receiver. In this case, you won’t be able to control the
receiver using the remote control if you switch the
plasma display off.
• Before you can use the extra SR+ features, you need
to make a few settings in the receiver. See The Input
Setup menu on page 56 and SR+ Setup for Pioneer
plasma displays on page 57 for detailed instructions.
VSX-LX50
(
Single
)
INOUT
IN MONITOR
OUT
OUT
DVR/VCR2
AM LOOP
PRE OUT
OUT
IN
3
R
R R
R
R R
L L
L LL
L
CENTER
CENTER
MULTI CH IN
FRONT
FRONT
SUR-
ROUND
SUR-
ROUND
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
BACK
SUB
WOOFER
SUB
WOOFER
INPUT
L R
ANALOG
Front channel
amplifier
INPUT
L R
ANALOG
Surround channel
amplifier
INPUT
L R
ANALOG
Surround back
channel amplifier
INPUT
ANALOG
Powered
subwoofer
INPUT
ANALOG
Center channel
amplifier (mono)
Note
1 The 3-ringed SR+ cable from Pioneer is commercially available under the part number ADE7095. Contact the Pioneer Customer Support division for
more information on obtaining an SR+ cable (you can also use a commercially available 3-ringed mini phone plug for the connection).
2 This receiver is compatible with all SR+ equipped Pioneer plasma displays from 2003 onward.
CD
IN IN IN IN IN INOUT OUT OUT
IN IN IN INOUT OUT
CD-R/TAPE/MD DVD/LD DVR/VCR1 DVR/VCR2
TV/SAT
CONTROL
AUDIO
ANTENNA
AM LOOP
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
DIGITAL
ASSIGNABLE
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
COMPONENT VIDEO
OUT
HDMI
ASSIG-
NABLE
OUT
(
TV/SAT
)
(
CD
)
(
DVR/
VCR1
)
IN
IN 1
IN 2
OUT
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
3
(
DVD/LD
)
IN
1
(
DVR/VCR2
)
IN
2
IN
2
IN
3
31
R
L
R
L
OUT
IN
21
ASSIGNABLE
31
C
FRONT
iPod
IN
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
OUT
CONTROL
Pioneer plasma
display
VSX-LX50
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