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Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

Connecting a Satellite, Cable, Terrestrial Set-top box, or Other Video Source

Hint!

With this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, useful if your TV has no audio outputs.

Step 1: Video Connection

Choose a video connection that matches the video source ( A or B ), and then make the connection. You must connect the AV receiver to your TV via the same type of connection.

Step 2: Audio Connection

Choose an audio connection that matches the video source ( a , b , or c ), and then make the connection.

•With connection , you can listen to and record audio from the video source and listen in Zone 2.

•To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (To listen in Zone 2 as well, use and , or and .)

Connection	AV receiver	Signal flow	Video source
A	COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 (CBL/SAT)	⇐	Component video output
	CBL/SAT IN V	⇐	Composite video output
a	CBL/SAT IN L/R	⇐	Analog audio L/R output
	DIGITAL IN COAXIAL 2 (CBL/SAT)	⇐	Digital coaxial output
c	DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 2 (CD)	⇐	Digital optical output

c

b

A

OPTICAL COAXIAL

OUT OUT

Connect one or the other

Connection must be assigned (see page 41)

B

a

			L	R
Y	PB	PR	AUDIO	VIDEO
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT			OUT	OUT

Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc.

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