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Listening to Surround Sound
This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind, so with the following quick
setup guide, you should have your system hooked up for surround sound in no time at all. In
most cases, you can simply leave the receiver in the default settings.
Be sure to complete all connections before connecting this unit to the AC power source.
1
Hook up your DVD player.
For surround sound, you’ll want to hook up using a digital connection from the DVD player to
the receiver. You can do this with either a coaxial, or an optical connection (you don’t need to
connect both). If you hook up using an optical cable, you should refer to Digital input settings
on page 50 to assign the optical input to
DVD
.
Use a video cord to connect the video output on your DVD player to the receiver using the jacks
as shown in the illustration.
2
Hook up your TV.
Use a video cord to connect your receiver to the TV using the jacks as shown in the illustration.
3
Connect your speakers.
A complete setup of speakers is shown here (six speakers for the VSX-D712, and eight for the
VSX-D812), but everyone’s home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the
manner shown below. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in
the diagram) but using at least three speakers is recommended, and a complete setup is best.
ASSIGNABLE
MONITOR OUT
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
VCR /
DVR
T V /
SAT
DVD /
LD
CONTROL
OUT
IN
AM
LOOP
FM UNBAL
75
Ω
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
SURROUND BACK
COMPONENT
VIDEO
MONITOR
OUT
MONITOR OUT
SUB W.
SURROUND
CEN-
TER
S-VIDEO
OUT
OUT
VIDEO
SUB W.
R
AUDIO
L
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
DIGITAL
OUT
DIGITAL
IN
OUT
IN
OPT
OPT
COAX
COAX
OPT
AUX
CD
L
R
L
R
VCR /
DVR
TV /
SAT
(TV /
SAT)
(CD-R/TAPE/MD)
(DVD
/LD)
(CD)
DVD
/ LD
PLAY
CD-R
/ TAPE
/ MD
FRONT
PREOUT
ASSIGNABLE
REC
1
2
1
2
ø
ANTENNA
(T V / SAT) IN
D V D
7.1CH
INPUT
( DVD / LD) IN
¥
PREOUT
A
B
FRONT
R
L
R
R
R
L
R
L
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
R
L
L
L
SURROUND BACK
S I N G L E
S
P
E
A
K
E
R
S
FRONT
CENTER
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
SEE INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
D V D
7.1CH
INPUT
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8
7
¡ ¢
4 1
STANDBY/ON
0
3
DVD PLAYER
S
IN
OUT
MONITOR
OUT
SUB
WOOFER
PREOUT
VIDEO
* The illustration
shows the VSX-
D812, but DVD
connections for
the VSX-D712 are
the same.
DIGITAL
OUT
DIGITAL
IN
OPT
OPT
COAX
COAX
OPT
(TV /
SAT)
(CD-R/TAPE/MD)
(DVD
/LD)
(CD)
ASSIGNABLE
1
2
1
2
Optical cable
DVD player
TV
DIGITAL OUT
VIDEO OUT
VIDEO IN
Coaxial
cable
Video cord
This receiver*
Video cord
IN
FRONT
DVD
/ LD
CD-R
REC
/ TAPE
/ MD
D V D
7.1CH
INPUT
IN
