Connecting to audio/video equipment
Before connecting | Video Connection Formats |
•Be sure to always refer to the instruction manual that came with the component that you are connecting.
•Do not plug in the power cord until all connections have been made.
•For input jacks, red connectors are used for the right channel, white connectors are used for the left channel, and yellow connectors are used for video connection.
•Insert all plugs and connectors securely. Improper connections can result in noise, poor performance, or damage to the equipment.
Improper connection
Inserted completely
•Do not bind audio connection cables with power cords and speaker cables. Doing so may adversely effect the sound quality.
Video equipment can be connected to the
When choosing a connection format, bear in mind that the HT- R420 doesn’t convert between format, so only output connectors of the same format as the input connector will output a signal.
For example, if you connect your DVD player to the S VIDEO DVD IN, a video signal will be output by the S VIDEO MONITOR OUT (for your TV) and the S VIDEO VIDEO 1 OUT (for your VCR), but not the composite video outputs.
VIDEO
Video connection cable (Analog signal)
TV monitor or Projector
(MONITOR OUT)
S video plug
Audio (L)
S video connection cable (S video signal)
VIDEO S VIDEO
IN IN
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Optical plug
Optical fiber cable (Digital signal)
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SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT
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DVD
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CD player (CD)
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AUDIO IN | AUDIO OUT |
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Cassette Tape deck, MD recorder, DAT deck, CD recorder (TAPE)
•To connect the digital output from a component connected to the TAPE jacks to this unit, use the OPTICAL or COAXIAL input jack.
In this case, it is required to change the assignment of digital inputs to input sources by referring to “Setting the digital inputs” on page 21.
•The TAPE OUT jack does not output the signal input from the DIGITAL INPUT jack. (The digital signal is not converted into an analog signal.)
•To connect the digital output from CD player connected to the CD jacks to this unit, use the OPTICAL input jack.
To connect the digital output to the COAXIAL input jack of this unit, it is required to change the assignment of digital inputs to input sources by referring to “Setting the digital inputs” on page 21.
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