Onkyo HT-RC440 En-13, About AV Connections, AV Cables and Jacks, Connecting AV components, Hdmi

About AV Connections

Connecting AV components
HDMI cable			: Video & Audio
TV, projector, etc.
	*1	AV receiver

Blu-ray Disc/
DVD player	Game console

Other cables

: Video : Audio

TV, projector, etc.

AV receiver

• Push plugs in all the way to make	Right!
good connections (loose connections
can cause noise or malfunctions).
• To prevent interference, keep audio
and video cables away from power	Wrong!
cords and speaker cables.

AV Cables and Jacks

■HDMI

HDMI connections can carry digital video and audio.

■Component video

Component video separates the luminance (Y) and color difference signals (PB, PR), providing the best picture quality (some TV manufacturers label their component video sockets slightly differently).

Y	Green
PB	Blue
PR	Red

Connections

■Optical digital audio

Optical digital connections allow you to enjoy digital sound such as PCM*2, Dolby Digital or DTS. The audio quality is the same as coaxial.

■Coaxial digital audio

Coaxial digital connections allow you to enjoy digital sound such as PCM*2, Dolby Digital or DTS. The audio quality is the same as optical.

Orange

■Analog audio (RCA)

Analog audio connections (RCA) carry analog audio.

White

Red

*2 Available sampling rate for PCM input signal (stereo/mono) is 32/44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz. In case of an HDMI connection, 176.4/192 kHz is also available.

Note

Blu-ray Disc/
DVD player	Game console

*1 If your TV doesn’t support Audio Return Channel (ARC), you need to connect an optical digital cable together with the HDMI cable to the AV receiver.

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

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

■Composite video

Composite video is commonly used on TVs, DVDs, and other video equipment.

Yellow

•The AV receiver does not support SCART plugs.

•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.

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