Connecting Your Components—Continued

Connecting a VCR or DVR for Playback

Hint!

With this hookup, you can use the tuner in your VCR or DVR to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs.

Step 1: Video Connection

Choose a video connection that matches your VCR or DVR ( A , B , or C ), and then make the connection. You must

connect the AV receiver to your TV with the same type of connection.

Step 2: Audio Connection

Choose an audio connection that matches your VCR or DVR ( a , b , or c ), and then make the connection.

• To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or c .

Connection

AV receiver

Signal flow

VCR or DVR

Picture quality

 

A

 

COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2

Component video output

Best

 

 

 

VCR/DVR IN S

S-Video output

Better

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

VCR/DVR IN V

Composite video output

Standard

 

 

 

VCR/DVR IN L/R

Analog audio L/R output

 

 

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b

 

DIGITAL IN COAXIAL 2

Digital coaxial output

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1

Digital optical output

 

 

c

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 4

IN 3 (CBL/SAT)

IN 2 (VCR/DVR)

IN 1 (DVD)

OUT

SURR BACK SPEAKERS

Bi-AMP for FRONT SPEAKERS

L

b

DIGITAL IN

COMPONENT VIDEO

Y

1

(DVD)

COAXIAL

CB/ PB

2

(CBL/SAT)

DOCK

(for DS-A1L)

CBL/SAT VCR/DVR

V

MONITOR

DVD OUT

V

AM

ANTENNA

C

R

c

 

 

 

CR/ PR

1

 

 

 

(VCR/DVR)

 

 

 

OPTICAL

IN 2 (CBL/SAT)

IN 1(DVD)

OUT

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

S

IN OUT IN

S

IN

FM 75

B

A

2

 

 

 

(CD)

IN

OUT

IN

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

R

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

CD

 

TAPE

IN OUT IN

L

R

CBL/SAT VCR/DVR

FRONT SURR CENTER SURR BACK

L

R

SUB a

WOOFER

DVD

ZONE 2

PRE O

LINE OUT

 

 

SUB

LWOOF

R

 

 

 

 

L

 

R

 

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Y

PB

PR

AUDIO

S VIDEO

VIDEO

OUT

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

OUT

OUT

Connect one or the other

Connection b must be assigned (see page 47)

VCR or DVR

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Onkyo HT-S6100 instruction manual Connecting a VCR or DVR for Playback, Hint

HT-S6100 specifications

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