Integra RDC-7.1 Connecting AV Components, Types of Connection Cables and Terminals, Audio cables

Connecting AV Components

Types of Connection Cables and Terminals

In addition to the conventional terminals, the RDC-7.1 has various terminals that are capable of next-generation digital transmission.

Before connecting AV components to the RDC-7.1, make sure that your cable type matches the terminal shape and the signal type and that the cable length is appropriate for the placement of your connected components.

Audio cables

Cable names	Cable forms	Terminals shapes		Description
Optical cable
				The connection using these cable types trans-
				mits digital audio signals. There is no sound
				quality difference among these cable types. In
				general, the consumer models are equipped
				with optical or coaxial terminals and the profes-
Coaxial cable				sional models are equipped with AES/EBU ter-
				minals.
				Note:
				Some optical cables have their own covers.
				Before making a connection, remove the cov-
				ers. When plugging in a cable, be sure to match
				the connector shape with the terminal shape.
				Each optical terminal on the RDC-7.1 has its
				own shutter-type cover. For the RDC-7.1, plug
AES/EBU				in the optical cables so that the optical cable
				connector pushes the terminal cover down.
Balanced Cable
		DIGITAL IN
		( BALANCED )
		AES/EBU
Audio connection				This connection transmits an analog audio sig-
cable				nal. Plug the red connector (R) into the right
				channel terminal and the white connector (L)
				into the left channel connector.
Multichannel con-
nection cable		FR FL	MULTI
			IN 1
			- CH
		SUB	C	The terminals for this cable type are for DVD
				players that are compatible with the DVD-Audio
		SR	SL	format. This connection transmits multichannel
				analog audio signals.
		SBR	SBL
i.LINK connection				This connection can be used for connecting
cable (4-pin (S400)
				i.LINK (AUDIO)-enabled devices and to transmit
type)
				digital audio signals. Also, multichannel analog
				audio signals from DVD-Audio or Super Audio
				CD format sources will be transmitted digitally.
				The RDC-7.1 handles only audio signals
				through i.LINK connection.
Ethernet cable				The Ethernet cable is used for connecting multi-
(CAT-5 Straight
		ETHERNET		ple PCs or network-ready audio components
type)
				that constitute a local area network (LAN).
		(Net-Tune)
				A LAN is a smaller network composed within a
				house or building. The connecting terminals for
				the Ethernet cables are often called “LAN port”
				or “broadband port.”

*The audio input signal from the ETHERNET (Net-Tune) or MULTI-CH IN terminal will not be output to the HDMI OUT terminal. Also, the DVD audio or SACD audio input signal from the i.LINK (AUDIO) terminal will not be output to the HDMI OUT terminal.

When you play a source in the remote zone (Zone 2 or Zone 3), the following restrictions are applied.

•When you play the audio signal supplied through the i.LINK (AUDIO) interface, the audio signal will not be output to Zone 2 or Zone 3. With this connection, you cannot record the audio signal from the source.

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