20 Most Recent Pioneer VSX-455 Receiver Questions & Answers

Basically all analog audio inputs and outputs are complementary of each other, such as audio output mates with audio input or viceversa. Video output mates with video input. You typically should have a composite video connector on your both DVD and TV set. Reconnect them directly. As you can imagine, DVD audio and video outputs should go to audio and video inputs of your TV receiver. Good luck.

Check if your system has dolby NR.(noise reduction) system, If yes then turn it on. Secondly minimize treble control.

connect a red and white rca male connector cable from the outputs of the cd player, to the inputs marked 'cd' on the back of the reciever.

Sounds like a short in the amp that will need to be repaired before the unit will stay powered on.

Take it in to have it repaired,

Please check on the link for tips to reset your remote; http://www.fixya.com/support/r6178946-tips_repair_remote_controller

Ok. Where does the TV programming originate? Antenna, TV, or (usually) the Cable Box. I'll tell you sight unseen, no TV ever adds to the audio experience. many of us watch on monitors so that would suggest that a TV can play absolutely no part in the high-end audio experience. It's specialty is video with basic audio capacity thrown in. A Cable Box is for all purposes a digital audio and video source with separate outputs for each. Keeping with my practice I'd run the BEST VIDEO (and minimum audio in case you want to use TV speakers for that source) from each video source to the TV (it has multiple inputs, right?) and the BEST AUDIO (no video) from each source to the receiver. One video connection from the receiver to the TV for set-up/control. This requires some switching on your part to watch different sources but it eliminates troublesome and unnecessary routing and handling of the individual signals.