Operating Other Pioneer Components With This Unit's Sensor - Pioneer 7.1 VSX-AX2AV-S Operating Instructions Manual

Controlling the rest of your system
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Button (s) Function
TOP MENU Displays the disc 'top' menu of a
DVD player.
MENU Displays menus concerning the
current DVD or DVR you are using.
Pauses the tape.
Stops the tape.
ENTER Starts playback.
Fast rewinds/fast forwards the
tape.
Navigates DVD menu/options.
& ENTER
GUIDE Press to access the DVD player
setup screen.
CH +/– Selects channels.
AUDIO Changes the audio language or
channel.
SUBTITLE Displays/changes the subtitles on
multilingual DVDs.
SHIFT
Switches to the VCR controls when
+SUBTITLE
using a VCR/DVD/HDD recorder.
HDD Switches to the hard disk controls
(SHIFT +
when using a DVD/HDD recorder.
CH–)
DVD (SHIFT Switches to the DVD controls
+ CH+)
when using a DVD/HDD recorder.
Note
1 • If you want to control all your components using this receiver's remote control, refer to Setting the remote to control other components on page 67.
If you have connected a remote control to the CONTROL IN jack (using a mini-plug cable), you won't be able to control this unit using the remote sensor.
• See Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display on page 57 if you are connecting a Pioneer plasma display.
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Components
Operating other Pioneer components
DVD/DVR player
with this unit's sensor
DVD/DVR player
Many Pioneer components have SR CONTROL jacks
which can be used to link components together so that
Cassette deck
you can use just the remote sensor of one component.
Cassette deck
When you use a remote control, the control signal is
Cassette deck
passed along the chain to the appropriate component.
Cassette deck
DVD/DVR Player
• Note that if you use this feature, make sure that you
DVD/DVR Player
also have at least one set of analog audio or video jacks
connected to another component for grounding
VCR/DVD/DVR
purposes.
Player
1 Decide which component you want to use the
DVD/DVR Player
remote sensor of.
When you want to control any component in the chain,
DVD/DVR Player
this is the remote sensor at which you'll point the
corresponding remote control.
VCR/DVD/DVR
Player
2 Connect the CONTROL OUT jack of that component
DVR Player
to the CONTROL IN jack of another Pioneer component.
Use a cable with a mono mini-plug on each end for the
connection.
DVR Player
FM UNBAL 75Ω
MONITOR
OUT
IN1
IN2
IN1(DVD/LD)
IN2(TV)
1–2
ASSIGNABLE
S - VIDEO VIDEO
VIDEO
3 Continue the chain in the same way for as many
components as you have.
Important
AUDIO PRE
ANTENNA
R
PHONO
AM LOOP
IN
MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE
R ROOM2(ZONE2) L SUB W.
CONTROL
CD
OUT IN
DVD/
LD
IN IN OUT
OUT
TV
IN
CD-R/
TAPE R
SAT
IN
IN
R L
FR FL iPod
VIDEO1/
GAME1
IN
SUB W. CENTER
OUT
SUR-
DVR/
ROUND
VCR 1
IN
R L
OUT
DVR/
R L
SURROUND RS-
VCR 2
BACK
IN
MULTI CH
IN
OUT
IN
R L
CONTROL
AUDIO
1
CONTROL
IN OUT