Onkyo DTR-7.9 About AV Connections, AV Connection Color Coding, Optical Digital Jacks

Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

About AV Connections

•Before making any AV connections, read the manuals supplied with your other AV components.

•Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed and double-checked all AV connections.

AV Connection Color Coding

RCA-type 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.

Optical Digital Jacks

The AV receiver’s optical digital jacks have shutter-type covers that open when an optical plug is inserted and close when it’s removed. Push plugs in all the way.

Caution:

To prevent shutter damage, hold the optical plug straight when inserting and removing.

Left (white) Analog audio Right (red)

Composite video

(Yellow)

•Push plugs in all the way to make good connections (loose connections can cause noise or malfunctions).

•To prevent interference, keep audio and video cables away from power cords and speaker cables.

Left (white) Right (red) (Yellow)

Right!

Wrong!

AV Cables & Jacks

Video

Cable Jack Description

		HDMI	HDMI connections can carry uncompressed stan-
HDMI			dard- or high-definition digital video and audio and
			offer the best picture and sound quality.
	Y	Y	Component video separates the luminance (Y) and
			color difference signals (PR, PB), providing the best
Component	PB/CB	PB/CB
			picture quality (some TV manufacturers label their
video cable
	PR/CR	PR/CR	component video sockets slightly differently).
S-Video cable			S-Video separates the luminance and color signals and
			provides better picture quality than composite video.
Composite			Composite video is commonly used on TVs, VCRs,
video cable		V	and other video equipment.
Audio
	Cable	Jack	Description
Optical digital			Offers the best sound quality and allows you to
			enjoy surround sound (e.g., Dolby Digital, DTS).
audio cable
			The audio quality is the same as for coaxial.
Coaxial digital			Offers the best sound quality and allows you to
			enjoy surround sound (e.g., Dolby Digital, DTS).
audio cable
			The audio quality is the same as for optical.
Analog audio		L	This cable carries analog audio. It’s the most com-
			mon connection format for analog audio, and can be
cable (RCA)
		R	found on virtually all AV components.
			This cable carries multichannel analog audio and
			it’s typically used to connect DVD players with a
Multichannel			7.1-channel analog audio output. Several standard
analog audio			analog audio cables can be used instead of a multi-
cable (RCA)
			channel cable.

Note:

The AV receiver does not support SCART plugs.

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