Digital Connections

This receiver is equipped with six DIGITAL IN terminals—three digital coaxial terminals and three digital optical terminals—and one DIGITAL OUT (optical) terminal on the rear.

•Another digital optical input terminal is located on the front panel (see page 12).

Rear view

IMPORTANT:

•

When connecting the DVD player, digital TV broadcast tuner, digital

 

VCR, or DBS tuner using the digital terminals, you also need to

 

connect it to the video terminal on the rear. Without connecting it to

 

the video terminal, you cannot view any 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

Notes:

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

– 1 (coaxial)

: For DVD player

– 2 (coaxial)

: For CD player

– 3

(coaxial)

: For digital TV broadcast tuner

– 4

(optical)

: For CD recorder

– 5

(optical)

: For MD recorder

– 6

(optical)

: For VCR 1 (VCR connected to the VCR 1 jacks)

•When you want to operate the CD player, CD recorder, or MD recorder using the COMPU LINK or TEXT COMPU LINK remote control system, connect the target component also as described in “Analog Connections” (see page 11).

Digital output terminal

You can connect any digital component which have an optical digital input terminal.

Digital optical cable (not supplied) between digital optical terminals

details, see “9 Setting the Digital Input/Output Terminals—

DIGITAL IN/OUT” on page 36.

– Select the digital input mode correctly. For details, see “Selecting

the Analog or Digital Input Mode” on page 21.

Digital input terminals

You can connect any digital components having a coaxial or optical digital output terminal.

When digital recording equipment such as an MD recorder and a 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

Digital coaxial cable (not supplied) between digital coaxial terminals

Digital optical cable (not supplied) between digital optical terminals

When the component has a digital coaxial output terminal, connect it to the 1 (DVD), 2 (CD), or 3 (TV/DBS) terminal, using a digital coaxial cable (not supplied).

When the component has a digital optical output terminal, connect it to the 4 (CDR), 5 (MD), or 6 (VCR 1) terminal, using a digital optical cable (not supplied).

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

DIGITAL IN

1 (DVD)

2 (CD)

3(TV

/DBS)

4(CDR)

5(MD)

6(VCR 1)

The format of the digital signals transmitted through the DIGITAL OUT terminal can be determined using the Setup Menu.

For details, see “ 9 Setting the Digital Input/Output Terminals— DIGITAL IN/OUT” on pages 36 and 37.

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