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.
You can connect any digital equipment such as —
•DBS tuner,
•Digital TV broadcast tuner,
•DVD player,
•CD player,
•CD recorder, and
•MD recorder.
IMPORTANT:
•When connecting the DVD player, digital TV broadcast tuner or DBS tuner using the digital terminals, you also need to connect it to the video jack (either composite video terminal or
•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 “Digital Input (DIGITAL IN) Terminal Setting” on page 26.
–Select the digital input mode correctly. For details, see “Selecting the Analog or Digital Input Mode” on page 26.
Digital input terminals
DBS tuner | DVD player |
DBS
DVD
CD player
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 pages 6 and 7).
•When you want to operate the DVD player using the AV COMPU LINK remote control system, connect the DVD player also as described in “Analog connections” (see page 8).
•To use the digital source components as the
•When the digital coaxial terminal (DIGITAL 1) and analog pin jacks (analog connection) are both used to connect one source component, you may happen to hear a noise while playing on the source component. If this occurs, use a digital optical terminal (DIGITAL 2/3/4) instead of the digital coaxial terminal (DIGITAL 1).
Digital output terminal
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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 has a digital optical input terminal, connecting it to the DIGITAL OUT terminal enables you to perform
Note:
DIGITAL OUT
PCM/DOLBY DIGITAL/DTS
When the component has a digital coaxial output terminal, connect it to the DIGITAL 1 (DVD) terminal, using the 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 the digital optical cable (not supplied).
Before connecting a digital optical cable, unplug the protective plug. 
DIGITAL IN
PCM / DOLBY DIGITAL
/ DTS
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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