JVC RX-8020VBK manual Digital Connections, You can connect any digital equipment as follows

Digital Connections

This receiver is equipped with four DIGITAL IN terminals—one digital coaxial terminal and three digital optical terminals—and one DIGITAL OUT terminal.

IMPORTANT:

•When connecting a DVD player, digital TV broadcast tuner or DBS tuner using the digital terminals, you also need to connect it to the video jacks on the rear. Without connecting it to the video jacks, you can view no playback picture.

•After connecting the components using the DIGITAL IN terminals, set the following correctly if necessary.

–Set the digital input (DIGITAL IN) terminal setting correctly. For details, see “6 Setting the Digital Input (DIGITAL IN) Terminals” on page 25.

–Select the digital input mode correctly. For details, see “Selecting the Analog or Digital Input Mode” on page 19.

Notes:

•When shipped from the factory, the DIGITAL IN terminals have been set for use with the following components:

–DIGITAL 1 (coaxial): For DVD player

–DIGITAL 2 (optical): For CD player

–DIGITAL 3 (optical): For digital TV broadcast tuner

–DIGITAL 4 (optical): For CD recorder

•When you want to operate the CD player, CD recorder, or MD recorder using the COMPU LINK remote control system, connect the target component also as described in “Analog Connections” (see page 9).

•When you want to operate a DVD player using the AV COMPU LINK remote control system (see page 49), connect the DVD player also as described in “Analog Connections” (see page 12).

Digital input terminals

You can connect any digital equipment as follows.

Digital TV

	DBS tuner
	Digital VCR
		DBS
DVD player	CD player

DVD

Digital output terminal

CD recorder MD recorder

Digital optical cable (not supplied) between digital optical terminals

CD recorder MD recorder

Digital coaxial cable (not supplied) between digital coaxial terminals

Digital optical cable (not supplied) between digital optical terminals

When the digital recording equipment such as an MD recorder and CD recorder has a digital optical input terminal, connecting it to the DIGITAL OUT terminal enables you to perform digital-to- digital recording.

Note:

PCM/DOLBY DIGITAL /DTS

DIGITAL OUT

When the component has a digital coaxial output terminal, connect it to the DIGITAL 1 (DVD) terminal, using a digital coaxial cable (not supplied).

When the component has a digital optical output terminal, connect it to the DIGITAL 2 (CD), DIGITAL 3 (TV) or DIGITAL 4 (CDR) terminal, using a digital optical cable (not supplied).

Before connecting a digital optical cable, unplug the protective plug.

DIGITAL IN

DIGITAL 1 (DVD)

DIGITAL 2 (CD)

DIGITAL 3 (TV)

DIGITAL 4 (CDR)

The digital signal format output through the DIGITAL OUT terminal is the same as that of the input signal. This means that when the DTS Digital Surround signals are input, the DTS Digital Surround signals are output.

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