Onkyo DR-815 AV Cables and Connectors, Before Making Any Connections, AV Cables & Connectors

AV Cables and Connectors

Before Making Any Connections

•Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.

•Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed all audio and video connections.

• Do not place objects on the unit as they may inter- fere with proper ventilation.

RCA AV Connection Color Coding

RCA AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan- nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and out- puts (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs.

	Analog audio
Right (red)	Right (red)
Left (white)	Left (white)
	Composite video (Supplied)
(Yellow)	(Yellow)

• Push each plug in all the way to	Right!
make a good connection (loose
connections can cause noise or
malfunctions).
• To prevent interference, keep	Wrong!
audio and video cables away from
power cords and speaker cables.

AV Cables & Connectors

Video

S Video

Composite video

Scart

Audio

Analog

S Video provides better picture quality than com- posite video.

Composite video can be found on virtually all TVs, VCRs, and video equipment.

SCART connections carry video (composite, S Video, RGB) all in one cable.

RCA analog audio connectors can be found on vir- tually all AV components.

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