Onkyo Connecting the DV-CP802, Before Making Any Connections, AV Cables & Connectors

Connecting the DV-CP802

This chapter explains how to connect the DV-CP802 to your other AV components.

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.

Optical Digital Output

The DV-CP802’s optical digital out- put socket has a dust cap for keeping out dust and dirt when it’s not in use. Remove the cap before inserting an optical plug, and push the plug in all the way to make a good connection. Keep the dust cap in a safe place for future use.

RCA 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.

Right (red)	Analog audio	Right (red)
Left (white)		Left (white)
(Yellow)	Composite video	(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
audio and video cables away
from power cords and speaker		Wrong!
cables.

AV Cables & Connectors

		Video
PR / CR	PR / CR		Component video separates the luminance (Y)
			and color difference signals (PR, PB), providing
Component	Y	PBPR
			the best picture quality. (Some TV manufacturers
PB /CB	PB / CB
video	Y		label their component video inputs slightly dif-
Y
			ferently.)
		S VIDEO	S-Video provides better picture quality than com-
S-Video
			posite video.
Composite		VIDEO	Composite video can be found on virtually all
			TVs, VCRs, and other video equipment. Use only
video
			dedicated composite video cables.
		Audio

Optical digital

Coaxial digital

Analog

Multichannel analog audio cable (RCA)

	Optical digital audio connections can carry
OPTICAL	Dolby Digital or DTS multichannel digital
	audio (DVD-Video,DVD-Audio) or stereo dig-
	ital audio (DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD,
	VCD, CD, MP3).
	Coaxial digital audio connections can carry
COAXIAL	Dolby Digital or DTS multichannel digital
	audio (DVD-Video,DVD-Audio) or stereo dig-
	ital audio (DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD,
	VCD, CD, MP3).
AUDIO	RCA analog audio connectors can be found on
L R	virtually all AV components.
	This cable carries multichannel analog audio and
	it’s typically used to connect DVD players with
	individual 5.1/7.1-channel analog audio outputs.
	Several standard analog audio cables can be used
	instead of a multichannel cable.

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