Using the component video jacks

03Connecting your equipment

2 Connect an optical-type1digital audio output from your set-top box to the OPTICAL 2 (TV/SAT) input.2

Use an optical cable for the connection.

Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources

This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.

VSX-81TXV

		OPTICAL	MULTI-ROOM & SOURCE		ANTENNA
	DIGITAL		ROOM 2(ZONE 2)
IN 1
			OUT	IR	IN

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO

AM LOOP

CENTER

PRE OUT

IN 1

IN 2

(DVR/

OUT

VCR1)

)

OUT

SUB

R SUR-

ASSIGNABLE

(CD)

FRONT

WOOFER

ROUND

ASSIG-

RS-232C

SS-VIDEO-VIDEO

12V TR

(DC

NABLE

HDMI

CONTROL

iPod

OUT

MONITOR

MULT

OUT

MON

OUT

VIIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

CENTER

IN 1

(DVD/LD)

IN 2

(DVR/VCR2)

CD-R/TAPE/MD

DVD/LD

TV/SAT

DVR/VCR1

SUB

COAXIAL

FRONT

WOOFER

ASSIGNABLE

MULTI CH IN

OPTICAL	COAXIAL
	R AUDIO L	VIDEO	S-VIDEO	R AUDIO L	VIDEO	S-VIDEO
DIGITAL OUT		AV IN		AV OUT
		AV IN		AV OUT
3					1	2

DVR, VCR, etc.

2If the device can record, connect the DVR/VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO outputs to the recorder’s audio/ video inputs.

Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio connection and a video or S-video cable for the video connection.

•For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 outputs.

3If the device can output digital audio, connect an

optical-type3digital audio output from the recorder to the OPTICAL 1 (DVR/VCR1) input.

Use an optical cable for the connection.4

•For a second recorder, use the COAXIAL 2 (DVR/ VCR2) inputs.

Component video should give superior picture quality when compared to composite or S-video. You can also take advantage of progressive scan video (if your source and TV are both compatible), which delivers a very stable, flicker-free picture. See the manuals that came with your TV and source component to check whether they are compatible with progressive-scan video.

1Connect the audio/video outputs of the video player/recorder to the DVR/VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO inputs.

Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio connection and a video or S-video cable for the video connection.

•For a second recorder, use the DVR/VCR2 IN inputs.

Note

1If your set-top box only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the set-top box to (see The Input Setup menu on page 58).

2If your satellite/cable receiver doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.

3• In order to record, you must connect the analog audio cables (the digital connection is for playback only).

•If your video component doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.

4If your recorder only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the recorder to (see also The Input Setup menu on page 58).

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Classe Audio VSX-81TXV Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR and other video sources, DVR, VCR, etc

Models: VSX-81TXV-S VSX-81TXV