Connecting Your Components—Continued
Connecting Both Audio & Video
By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you can select both the audio and video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on the AV receiver.
: Signal Flow
Video |
Audio |
DVD player, etc.
Video
Audio
TV, projector, etc.
Speakers (see pages 21, 22 for connection information)
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 other components. Use the following sections as a guide. For video components, such as a DVD player, you must make two
Video Connection Formats
Video equipment can be connected to the AV receiver using one of the following video connection formats: composite video, or component video, the latter offering the best picture quality.
When choosing a connection format, bear in mind that the AV receiver doesn’t convert between formats, so only outputs of the same format as the input will output the signal.
For example, if you connect your DVD player to the COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN, a video signal will be output by the COMPONENT OUT, but not by any com- posite video outputs.
Video Input/Output Diagram
DVD player,
etc.
Output Composite Component
Audio Connection Formats
Audio equipment can be connected to the AV receiver using the following audio connection formats: analog, optical, coaxial, and multichannel.
When choosing a connection format, bear in mind that the AV receiver doesn’t convert between formats.
For example, audio signals connected to an OPTICAL or COAXIAL digital input are not output by the analog TAPE OUT, so if you want to record from, for example, your CD player, in addition to connecting it to a digital input, you must also connect it to the analog CD IN.
Audio Input/Output Diagram for Recording
CD player,
etc.
Output Optical Coaxial Analog Multi- channel
IN
IN
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OUT
Input Composite Component
TV,
projector,
etc.
AV Receiver
OUT
Input
Cassette
recorder, etc.
Optical Coaxial Analog Multi- channel
Analog
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