Connecting Your Components

The on-screen setup menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected to the MONITOR OUT V or the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT, use the AV receiver’s display when changing settings.

AB C D E

Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

: Assignment can be changed (page 28).

 

 

 

 

 

 

No.

Jack

 

 

Components

Assignable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

AUX INPUT

 

VIDEO

 

Camcorder, etc

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO L/R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

DIGITAL IN

 

OPTICAL

1 (GAME)

Game console

 

 

 

 

 

2 (TV/CD)

TV, CD player

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAXIAL (BD/DVD)

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

COMPONENT

 

IN 1 (BD/DVD)

 

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, RI dock

 

 

VIDEO

 

IN 2 (CBL/SAT)

 

Satellite/cable set-top box, RI dock, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

TV, projector, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

MONITOR OUT

 

 

TV, projector, etc.

 

 

 

BD/DVD IN

 

 

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCR/DVR IN

 

 

VCR, DVD recorder/Digital Video Recorder,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RI dock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL/SAT IN

 

 

Satellite/cable set-top box, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAME IN

 

 

Game console, RI dock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV/CD IN

 

 

TV, CD player, cassette tape deck, MD, CD-R,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turntable*1, RI dock

 

E

 

UNIVERSAL PORT

 

Universal port option dock (UP-A1 etc.)

 

*1

Connect a turntable (MM) that has a phono preamp built-in. If your turntable (MM) doesn’t have it, you’ll need a commercially

 

available phono preamp.

 

 

 

 

If your turntable has a moving coil (MC) type cartridge, you’ll need a commercially available MC head amp or MC transformer as well as a phono preamp. See your turntable’s manual for details.

With connection B, you can enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS.

If your Blu-ray Disc/DVD player has both the main stereo and multichannel outputs, be sure to connect the main stereo output using connection D.

How to record the video

See “Recording” to make a connection for video recording (page 26).

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Onkyo HT-R390 Connecting Your Components, How to record the video, See Recording to make a connection for video recording

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