Connecting Your Components—Continued

Connecting a VCR or DVR for Recording

Step 1: Video Connection

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

source to be recorded must be connected to the AV controller via the same type of connection.

Step 2: Audio Connection

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

Connection

AV controller

Signal flow

VCR or DVD recorder

Picture quality

 

A

 

VCR/DVR OUT S

S-Video input

Better

 

 

 

VCR/DVR OUT V

Composite video input

Standard

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a

 

VCR/DVR OUT L/R

Audio L/R input

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL OPTICAL OUT

Digital optical input

 

 

b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS232

 

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

CONTROL

 

DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE

 

 

COAXIAL

 

IN 1

(DVD)

 

IN 2

(VCR/DVR)

 

IN 3

(CBL/SAT)

 

 

OPTICAL

 

IN 1

 

 

 

(GAME/TV)

b

IN 2

 

 

(CD)

OUT

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

 

IN 4

 

IN 3

IN 2

IN 1

 

OUT

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT 2

SIRIUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/ZONE 2 OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 3

IN 2 IN 1(DVD)

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

AUX 1 GAME/TV

CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

MONITOR

 

 

IR

 

 

 

 

OUT

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

V

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

CB/PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE 2 IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12V TRIGGER OUT

CR/PR

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

OUT

A

B

CENTER A SURR BACK

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK

FRONT

LL

RR

 

PHONO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

a

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

CD

 

 

TAPE

 

AUX 1

 

GAME/TV

 

CBL/SAT

 

VCR/DVR

 

DVD

 

MULTI CH

 

 

PRE OUT

GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE L

 

SURR BACK R

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTER

 

 

SURR L

 

 

 

BALANCE R

 

 

 

MONO

 

SURR R

 

FRONT R

 

FRONT L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bi-AMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

3

HOT GND

COLD

INPUT

L

 

R

 

OPTICAL

AUDIO

S VIDEO

VIDEO

IN

IN

IN

IN

VCR or DVR

Notes:

The AV controller must be turned on for recording. Recording is not possible while it’s on Standby.

If you want to record directly from your TV or another video source without going through the AV controller, connect the audio and video outputs from your TV or other video component directly to the recording VCR/DVR’s audio and video inputs. See the manuals supplied with your TV or VCR/DVR for details.

Video signals connected to composite video inputs can only be recorded via the VCR/DVR OUT V jack. So if your source TV or VCR is connected to a composite video input, the recording VCR/DVR must be connected to the VCR/DVR OUT V jack. Likewise, video signals connected to S-Video inputs can only be recorded via the VCR/DVR OUT S jack. So if your source TV or VCR is connected to an S-Video input, the recording VCR/DVR must be connected to the VCR/DVR OUT S jack.

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Onkyo PR-SC885 instruction manual Connecting a VCR or DVR for Recording, Digital Optical OUT

PR-SC885 specifications

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