Onkyo HT-SP904 instruction manual Video source, Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc

Connecting Your Components—Continued

Connecting a Satellite, Cable, 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: Choose a video connection from A , B , and C .

You must connect the AV receiver to your TV via the same type of connection.

Step 2: Choose an audio connection from a , b , and c .

•With connection a , you can listen to and record audio from the video source and listen via speaker set B.

•To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection b or c . (For recording, use a and b , or a and c .)

Connection		AV receiver	Signal flow	Video source	Picture quality
	A	COMPONENT VIDEO CBL/SAT IN	⇐	Component video output	Best
		CBL/SAT IN S	⇐	S-Video output	Better
	B
	C	CBL/SAT IN V	⇐	Composite video output	Standard
		CBL/SAT 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

b

c

A

				HDMI
IN 2		IN 1	OUT	ASSIGNABLE
				AM
DIGITAL IN
ASSIGNABLE
COAX-
IAL1			Y
(DVD)
				CBL/SAT
2			CB/PB	V
(CBL/SAT)
OPTICAL
1			CR/PR	S
(VCR/DVR)
CBL/SAT IN	VCR/DVR IN	DVD IN	OUT	IN
COMPONENT VIDEO
2	IN	OUT	IN	IN
(CD)
L			L	L
R			R	R
REMOTE
CONTROL	CD	TAPE		CBL/SAT

		SIRIUS	XM
ANTENNA
	FM 75
		MONITOR
VCR/DVR		C OUT V
		S
			SURROUND	FRONT
OUT	IN		SPEAKERS	SPEAKERS
		BSURROUND CENTER
OUT	IN			PRE OUT
				SUB
			L	WOOFER
VCR/DVR		DVD	a

				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 c must be assigned (see page 41)

Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc.

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