Onkyo HT-R980 Connecting Antenna, Which Connections Should I Use?, Video Connection Formats

Connecting Antenna

This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna.

The AV receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner.

North American	Caution
	European models
models	• Be careful that you don’t injure yourself when
	using thumbtacks.
Insert the plug fully	Insert the plug fully
into the jack.	into the jack.	Insert wire.	Release.
	Push.

Assembling the AM loop antenna.

Thumbtacks, etc.

AM loop antenna (supplied) Indoor FM antenna (supplied)

Note

•Once your AV receiver is ready for use, you’ll need to tune into a radio station and position the antenna to achieve the best possible reception.

•Keep the AM loop antenna as far away as possible from your AV receiver, TV, speaker cables, and power cords.

Tip

•If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available outdoor FM antenna instead.

•If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor AM loop antenna, try using it with a commercially available outdoor AM antenna.

Which Connections Should I Use?

The AV receiver supports several connection formats for compatibility with a wide range of AV equipment. The format you choose will depend on the formats supported by your components. Use the following sections as a guide.

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.

Video Connection Formats

Video component can be connected by using any one of the following video connection formats: composite video, com-

ponent video, or HDMI, the latter offering the best picture quality.

For optimal video performance, THX recommends that video signals pass through the system without upconver- sion (e.g., component video input through to component video output).

Video Signal Flow Chart

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, etc.

To by-pass video upconversion in the AV receiver, simulta- neously press the VCR/DVR and RETURN on the AV receiver. While continuing to hold down the VCR/DVR, press RETURN to toggle until “Skip” appears on the dis- play. Release both buttons.

To use the video upconversion in the AV receiver, repeat the above process until “Use” appears on the display and release the buttons.

Composite	Component	HDMI
	IN
AV receiver
	MONITOR OUT
Composite	Component	HDMI

Video input signals flow through the AV receiver as shown, TV, projector, etc.

with composite video and component video sources all being upconverted for the HDMI output.

The composite video and component video outputs pass through their respective input signals as they are.

When you connect audio component to an HDMI or COMPONENT input, you must assign that input to an input selector

En (➔ 37, 38).

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