Operation Manual
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Connecting your equipment
Connecting other audio components
This receiver has both digital and analog inputs, allowing you to connect audio components for playback.
When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the component to (see
also The Input Setup menu on page 36).
ASSIGNABLE
ANALOG IN
(CD)
HDMI
IN
1
IN
(
TV
)
1
IN
(
DVD
)
1
-
1 7
(
DVD
)
IN
2
(
SAT/CBL
)
IN
3
IN
4
IN
6
IN
7
(
DVR/BDR
)
(
CONTROL
)
ASSIGNABLE
BD IN
OUT 1
OUT 2
(HDZONE)
SELECTABLE
LAN
(
10/100
)
(
OUTPUT 5
V
0.6 A MAX
)
DC OUTPUT
for WIRELESS LAN
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
L
R
IN
1
HDMI
IN
1
IN
(
TV
)
1
IN
(
DVD
)
1
-
1 7
(
DVD
)
IN
2
(
SAT/CBL
)
IN
3
IN
4
IN
6
IN
7
(
DVR/BDR
)
(
CONTROL
)
ASSIGNABLE
BD IN
OUT 1
OUT 2
(HDZONE)
SELECTABLE
LAN
(
10/100
)
(
OUTPUT 5
V
0.6 A MAX
)
DC OUTPUT
for WIRELESS LAN
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
L
R
IN
1
ANALOG IN
(CD)
ASSIGNABLE
DIGITAL OUT
COAXIALOPTICAL
ANALOG
RL
AUDIO OUT
Select one
CD player, etc.
! If your turntable has line-level outputs (i.e., it has a built-in phono pre-amp), connect it to the ANALOG IN 1
(CD) inputs instead.
Connecting additional amplifiers
This receiver has more than enough power for any home use, but it’s possible to add additional amplifiers to the
subwoofer channel of your system using the pre-outs. With the VSX-1123, an amplifier can also be added to the
front channel. To add amplifiers, connect as described below.
SUB
WOOFER
FRONT
1
2
PRE OUT
L
R
SUB
WOOFER
FRONT
1
2
PRE OUT
L
R
R
L
ANALOG
INPUT
Front channel
amplifier
ANALOG
INPUT
Powered
subwoofer 1
ANALOG
INPUT
Powered
subwoofer 2
VSX-1123 only
! If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker Setting on page 81) to LARGE.
! If you have two subwoofers, the second subwoofer can be connected to the SUBWOOFER 2 terminal.
Connecting two subwoofers increases the bass sound to achieve more powerful sound reproduction. In this
case, the same sound is output from the two subwoofers.
! To hear sound only from the pre-outs, switch the speaker terminals to SP: OFF (page 67) or simply disconnect
any speakers that are connected directly to the receiver.