My laser disc player (or other digital source) has only optical output, but my CD recorder (o r other digital
recorder) has only coaxial input. Do I need some sort of converter to make direct digital recordings?
No, your receiver will convert optical to coaxial and coaxial to optical. The currently selected digital input
(optical or coaxial) will appear at both of the receiver’s digital outputs (optical and coaxial).
Do I need to connect both analog and digital audio from my receiver to my CD, DAT, MD, etc. recorder?
In general, yes. If all of the sources you wish to record are digital, then you need only connect digital to
your recorder. However, your receiver does not provide digital outputs for non-digital inputs. If you wish make a
digital recording f rom an analog-only source you must also c onnect analog fr om your receiver ( Tape or V1 out) to
your recorder.
Can I connect a phonograph directly to my receiver?
No, you will need a separate outboard phono preamplifier. The output of the phono preamp can then be
connected to any analog input on your receiver. W e recommend our Phono 10 phono preamp. In addition to it’s
superb analog audio proc essing, it has an option f or S/PDIF coax output. T alk to the dealer where you purchased
your receiver.
Do I need to connect both S-video and composite video to my receiver?
If all of your video equipm ent has S-video then you need only connect S- video. S-video is a higher quality
video form at and you will probably not want to use compos ite. If all or mos t of your video equipment is com posite
then it is simplest to just connect the composite and omit S-video.
Can I connect mixed composite and S-video sources?
Yes, but your receiver will not c onvert S-video to c ompos ite or com posite to S- video. If your monitor s and
VCRs accept only composite video then there is no point in connecting S-video from other sources. If you use
mix ed S-video and com pos ite sourc es you must connec t both S-video and com posite to your monitors and VCRs.
You will need to change your monitor or VCR S-video / composite inputs manually when you change sources. This
can normally be done via the monitor’s or VCR’s remote control (or the supplied universal remote). Some monitors
or VCRs m ay require you to physically disconnect S-video bef ore they will accept composite video. Som e monitors
are capable of automatic s witching between S-video and composite. Your rec eiver mus t be setup pr oper ly in order
to work with auto switching monitors - refer Setup Displays.
To assist you, the receiver’s on-screen display will tell you what video is currently selected whenever you
change sourc es or hit the SEL (remote) or ENTER ( remote or front panel) key, but it cannot switch your m onitor or
VCR input for you.
If you are watching S-video, but the source is composite video only, you will see “Switch
Monitor to Composite” on your Monitor. If you are watc hing Composite video but your source is S-video only, you
will see “Switch Monitor to S-video” on your monitor
. These displays appear only if your receiver is setup for
manual monitors.
Can I connect mixed composite and S-video monitors and VCRs?
Yes, but you must connect both S-video and composite from all of your sources - your receiver will not
convert between S-video and composite. Refer to the previous question if not all of your sources have both
S-video and composite outputs.
For exam ple, it is com m on to have an S-video m onitor and a com posite VCR. Connect the m onitor to the
Zone 1 (A) S-video and composite outputs and the VCR to the V1 or TAPE composite output. The composite
inputs will appear at the composite outputs for TAPE and V1. (The S-video inputs also appear at the TAPE and V1
S-video outputs, but, in this example, they are not connected.) To prevent feedback, TAPE IN will not appear on
TAPE OUT and V1 IN will not appear on V1 OUT - this also applies to the audio outputs. Zone 2 (B) works the
same for Zone 2 (B) OUT and V2 OUT with feedback prevention on V2.
Things get a bit more complicated for the Zone 1 (A) output because it contains your receiver’s internal
on-screen display system. You must be sure that you tell your receiver if you have a monitor which can
automatic ally switch between S-video and composite outputs, or one which m ust be manually switched (see Setup
Displays)
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