Onkyo L-MS30 Connecting Your AV Components, Before making any connections, AV cables & connectors

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Connecting Your AV Components

Before making any connections

•Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.

•Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed all audio and video connections.

■RCA/phono AV Connection Color Coding

RCA/phono AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use white plugs to connect left- channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “L”). Further, use yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs.

Right (red)

Left (white)

•Push the plugs in all the way to make a good connection.

•To prevent interference, keep audio and video cables away from power cords and speaker cables.

Right (red) Left (white)

Incomplete

Inserted completely

AV cables & connectors

■Video

	PR / CR	PR / CR		Component video separates the luminance (Y) and color
Component	PB /CB	PB / CB
			PB PR	difference signals (PR, PB), providing the best picture
		Y
video				quality. Some TV manufacturers label their component
	Y	Y		video inputs differently.
			S VIDEO	S-Video provides better picture quality than composite
S-Video
				video.
Composite			VIDEO	Composite video can be found on virtually all TVs,
video				VCRs, and video equipment.

■Audio

Analog

AUDIO

L R

RCA/phono analog audio connectors can be found on virtually all AV components.

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