Pioneer SBX-300: Installing and

Installing and: Pioneer SBX-300

Installing and Connecting the Unit 9

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Chapter 2

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• When the unit interferes with the stand or

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other parts of the TV.

Attach the height adjustment feet and adjust

the height.

Connecting the Unit

• When the TV remote control does not work

well.

Install the unit away from the TV.

Before connecting the unit or changing the

Use the IR repeater function (page 16).

connections, be sure to turn off the power and

disconnect the power cord from the outlet.

Attach the height adjustment feet

Also, make sure you have finished connecting

• If the unit interferes with the stand or other

all cables before connecting the power cord to

parts of the TV, you can adjust the height of

the wall outlet.

the unit.

• Match each of the left sides and right sides

Installing the Unit

of the unit and height adjustment feet and

then secure the height adjustment feet with

the supplied screws.

Cautions on attaching the height

adjustment feet

• To prevent suffocation caused by accidental

swallowing or an injury or other accident, be sure

to carry out the work in a place that is out of the

reach of infants and young children.

• To prevent damage to the product, choose a level

place and carry out the work on a soft surface such

as a carpet while taking care not to over tighten the

mounting screws.

L

R

Installing the unit in front of a

L R

TV

Mounting the unit to a wall

1 Install the unit away from the TV so

that the rear of the unit does not scratch

You can use the wall mounting fittings on the

the TV.

rear of the unit to mount the unit to a wall.

Caution

Cautions on mounting

• Do not install the unit in an unstable place such

The unit is heavy so there is a risk that its

as on an unsteady stand or tilted surface. The unit

weight could cause the screws to work loose or

may fall or tip over, resulting in injury.

the wall material to fail to support it, resulting

• The unit is not magnetically shielded and so should

in the unit falling. Make sure that the wall you

be used away from a cathode ray tube (CRT) TV

intend to mount the unit to is strong enough to

or monitor. Also, do not place devices that are

easily influenced by magnetism (magnetic cards,

support it. Do not mount the unit to a plywood

watches, video tapes, etc.) near the unit.

or soft surface wall.

Mounting screws are not supplied. Use screws

suitable for the wall material and capable of

supporting the weight of the unit.

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1 Obtain commercially available screws

• Do not hang from the unit. Pay special attention to

children. The unit may fall and break, resulting in

that fit the holes of the wall mounting

injury.

fittings on the rear of the unit.

• Do not connect or disconnect the cables while the

Hole of wall mounting fitting

unit is mounted to a wall. Install the cables in such

a way that a foot or other object cannot get caught

5 mm

in them.

(25 mm)

Connecting to Your TV

10 mm

Connect the unit and TV with the supplied

4 mm

optical digital audio cable.

To enable hearing of the TV audio with the

2 Screw the screws into the wall.

unit, connect the supplied optical digital audio

• Screw in the screws until they are

cable.

sticking out of the wall by 3 mm to 4 mm.

For a TV that only has an analog audio output

Wall mounting

537 mm

terminal, connect the audio output of the TV

screws

and the analog terminal of the unit with a

(commercially

available)

commercially available audio cable.

TV

3 mm to 4 mm

At least 20 mm

3 Hang the unit on the screws by the

holes of the wall mounting fittings on

the rear of the unit.

Optical digital

• Align the holes of the wall mounting

audio cable

fittings on the rear of the unit and the

(included)

screws and then hang the unit on both

screws at the same time.

Analog cable

Remove the protection cap at

(commercially

the end and then connect the

available)

cable while paying attention to

the orientation of the connector.

Rear View

IR OUT

Caution

TV

BD/DVD

STB

ANALOG

• When the unit is mounted to a wall, there is a risk

of it dropping, falling, etc. due to the weight or

mounting method. Take sufficient care not to cause

an accident.

If you will not use

If your TV does not

• Select a location for installation/mounting with

the cable for your TV

have a digital terminal,

sufficient strength to withstand the weight. If you

connection, you can

connect it to the analog

use it to connect your

terminal.

are unsure of the strength or anything else, consult

CD player or other

with a professional.

audio device.

• Pioneer is not responsible for any accidents or

damage that result from improper installation/

mounting, incorrect use, modification, disaster,

etc.

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• SomeTVshavesettingsfordigitalaudiooutput.For

details,seetheoperatinginstructionsforyourTV.

• Setaudiooutputfromthebuilt-inspeakersofthe

TVtoOFF.Ifthiscannotbeset,settheTVvolume

totheminimumlevel.

Connections with

external device

Youcanconnectaplaybackdevice(BD,DVD,

orCDplayer)withanopticaldigitalaudio

outputorasatellitebroadcasttunerorother

devicewithacoaxialdigitalaudiooutputtothe

unittoenjoythesoundofthatdevice.

Rearofunit

TV

BD/DVD

STB

ANALOG

IR OUT

AC IN

IR OUT

TV

BD/DVD

STB

ANALOG

Opticaldigitalaudiocable(commercially

available)

BD player or other device

Satellite broadcast tuner,

cable TV tuner,

or other device

Digitalaudiopincable(commerciallyavailable)

Note

• Anopticaldigitalaudiocablewithasquareplug

canbeconnectedtothisunit.

• WhenanMPEG2-AAC(digitalbroadcast)signalis

inputtoadigitalaudioinputterminal,soundnot

beoutput.

Ifsoundisnotoutput,switchtheaudiooutputof

thedeviceconnectedtothedigitalaudioinput

terminaltoPCM.

Fortheswitchingprocedure,refertotheoperating

instructionsfortheconnecteddevice.

• Someconnecteddeviceshavesettingsforthe

digitalaudiooutput.Fordetails,seetheoperating

instructionsforthespecificplaybackdevice.