Pioneer VSX-420-K: Making cable connections
Making cable connections: Pioneer VSX-420-K
Table of contents
- IMPORTANT
- Operating Environment
- Contents
- Flow of settings on the receiver
- Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Installing the receiver Loading the batteries
- Chapter 2: Controls and displays Front panel
- Operating range of remote control unit Display
- Controls and displays 02
- Remote control
- Controls and displays 02
- Controls and displays02
- Chapter 3: Connecting your equipment Placing the speakers
- Connecting the speakers
- Making cable connections
- About video outputs connection
- Connecting a TV and Blu-ray Disc player
- Connecting a TV and DVD player
- Connecting your component with no HDMI terminal
- Connecting an HDD/DVD recorder, VCR and other video components
- Connecting a satellite receiver Connecting the multichannel or other digital set-top box analog outputs
- Connecting other audio components Connecting to the front panel audio mini jack
- Connecting antennas
- Connecting an IR receiver Plugging in the receiver
- Chapter 4: Listening to your system Basic playback
- Choosing the input signal Auto playback Listening in surround sound
- Listening in stereo
- Using Front Stage Surround Using Stream Direct Advance Using the Sound Retriever
- Using Phase Control
- Setting the Audio options Setting What it does Option(s)
- Setting What it does Option(s)
- analog inputs Using the headphone
- Chapter 5: The System Setup menu Using the System Setup menu Manual speaker setup
- Channel level Crossover network
- Speaker Distance The Input Assign menu
- Chapter 6: Using the MULTI-ZONE feature MULTI-ZONE listening
- Using the MULTI-ZONE controls Button What it does
- Chapter Using the tuner Listening to the radio Saving station presets
- An introduction to RDS
- Displaying RDS information
- Chapter 8: Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording
- Chapter 9: Additional information Troubleshooting Problem Remedy
- Problem Remedy
- HDMI Symptom Remedy Resetting the main unit
- Specifications Cleaning the unit

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HDMI has the capability to support standard,
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enhanced, or high-definition video plus
Making cable connections
standard to multi-channel surround-sound
Make sure not to bend the cables over the top
audio. HDMI features include uncompressed
of this unit (as shown in the illustration). If this
digital video, a bandwidth of up to 2.2
happens, the magnetic field produced by the
gigabytes per second (with HDTV signals),
transformers in this unit may cause a
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one connector (instead of several cables and
humming noise from the speakers.
connectors), and communication between
the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs.
Even if you connect the playback components
with an HDMI cable, no sound will come out
of the speaker connected to this receiver. An
audio cable connection is also needed for
this.
HDMI, the HDMI Logo and High-Definition
Multimedia Interface are trademarks or
Important
registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC
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• Before making or changing any connections,
in the United States and other countries.
switch off the power and disconnect the power
cord from the AC outlet.
Analog audio cables
• Before unplugging the power cord, switch
Use stereo RCA phono cables to connect
the power into standby.
analog audio components. These cables are
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typically red and white, and you should
HDMI cables
connect the red plugs to R (right) terminals
The HDMI cables transfers uncompressed
and white plugs to L (left) terminals.
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digital video.
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Be careful to connect the terminal in the
proper direction.
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About HDMI
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface)
was developed to provide the technologies of
High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
(HDCP) as well as Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
in one specification. HDCP is used to protect
digital content transmitted and received by
DVI-compliant displays.
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Analog audio cables
Right (red)
HDMI cable
Left (white)
1 If the video signal does not appear on your TV, try adjusting the resolution settings on your component or display. Note that
some components (such as video game units) have resolutions that may not be displayed. In this case, use a (analog)
composite connection.

