Onkyo HT-R518 instruction manual Connecting a VCR or DVR for Playback

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Connecting Your Components—Continued

Connecting a VCR or DVR for Playback

Hint!

With this hookup, you can use the tuner in your VCR or DVR to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs.

Step 1: Video Connection

Choose a video connection that matches your VCR or DVR ( A , B , or C ), and then make the connection. You must

connect the AV receiver to your TV with the same type of connection.

Step 2: Audio Connection

Choose an audio connection that matches your VCR or DVR ( a , b , or c ), and then make the connection.

• To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or .

Connection		AV receiver	Signal flow	VCR or DVR	Picture quality
	A	COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2	⇐	Component video output	Best
		VCR/DVR IN S	⇐	S-Video output	Better
	B
	C	VCR/DVR IN V	⇐	Composite video output	Standard
		VCR/DVR IN L/R	⇐	Analog audio L/R output
	a
	b	DIGITAL IN COAXIAL 2	⇐	Digital coaxial output
		DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1	⇐	Digital optical output
	c

b

	HDMI	IN 3	IN 2
	ASSIGNABLE
DIGITAL IN	COMPONENT VIDEO

Y

1

(DVD)

COAXIAL

CB/ PB

2

(CBL/SAT)

IN 1 OUT

CBL/SAT VCR/DVR

V

MONITOR

DVD OUT

V

AM

ANTENNA

SURR BACK SPEAKERS

Bi-AMP for FRONT SPEAKERS

L

C

R

c

	CR/ PR
1
(VCR/DVR)
OPTICAL	OUT
IN 2 IN 1(DVD)
ASSIGNABLE

S

IN OUT IN

S

IN

FM 75

B

A

2
(CD)	IN	OUT	IN
ASSIGNABLE
	L
	R
REMOTE
CONTROL
	CD		TAPE

IN OUT IN

L

R

CBL/SAT VCR/DVR

FRONT SURR CENTER SURR BACK

L

R

SUB a

WOOFER

DVD

ZONE 2	PRE O
LINE OUT
	SUB

LWOOF

R

				L		R
COAXIAL	OPTICAL	Y	PB	PR	AUDIO	S VIDEO	VIDEO
OUT	OUT	COMPONENT VIDEO OUT			OUT	OUT	OUT

Connect one or the other

Connection b must be assigned (see page 37)

VCR or DVR

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