Connecting Your Components—Continued

Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or DAT Recorder

Step 1:

Choose a connection that matches your recorder ( a , b , c , or d ), and then make the connection.

b COAXIAL IN 2

c OPTICAL

IN 2

d OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

AC INLET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS232

 

 

 

IN 4

 

IN 3

 

IN 2

IN 1

 

OUT

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ETHERNET

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT 2

SIRIUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 3

IN 2

IN 1(DVD)

MONITOR

/ZONE 2 OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

OUT 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUX 1

GAME/TV

CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

MONITOR

 

 

IR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

CB/PB

 

 

 

 

 

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

A

B

C

 

 

TAPE

 

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE 2

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12V TRIGGER OUT

ZONE 2

ZONE 3

 

 

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 1

(DVD)

CR/PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

OUT

A

B

 

 

 

SW

a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

IN

OUT

 

IN

IN

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK

FRONT

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK

 

IN 2

(VCR/DVR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

IN 3

(CBL/SAT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 1

 

PHONO

 

CD

TAPE

 

AUX 1

GAME/TV

CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

 

SUBWOOFER

MULTI CH

 

SUBWOOFER PRE OUT

PRE OUT

 

 

(GAME/TV)

GND

 

BALANCE L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURR BACK R

SURR R

 

FRONT R

 

CENTER

FRONT L

 

SURR L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE R

MONO

 

 

Bi-AMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 2

 

 

R

(CD)

2

1

 

 

3

 

OUT

HOT

GND

 

 

 

COLD

TAPE

INPUT

Connect one or the other

 

 

 

L

R L

R

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

OPTICAL

AUDIO

AUDIO

Cassette, CDR, MD, etc.

OUT

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

With connection , you can play and record or listen in Zone 2 or Zone 3.

To connect the recorder digitally for playback, use connections and , or and .

To connect the recorder digitally for recording, use connection .

Connection

AV controller

Signal flow

Cassette, CDR, MD, or DAT recorder

 

 

 

TAPE IN L/R

Analog audio L/R output

 

a

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE OUT L/R

Analog audio L/R input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL COAXIAL IN 2

Digital coaxial output

 

b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c

 

DIGITAL OPTICAL IN 2

Digital optical output

 

 

 

DIGITAL OPTICAL OUT

Digital optical input

 

d

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecting a Balanced Audio Source

You can connect a balanced audio source to the AV controller’s BALANCE L/R XLR jacks by using two XLR audio cables. To use the balanced input, you must assign it to an input selector (see page 51). If you connect a mono source, use the BALANCE L XLR jack and set the Balance Input setting to Mono (see page 51). The AV controller’s balanced INPUT XLR jacks are wired as shown.

21

3

HOT GND

COLD

Stereo audio source with

balanced XLR output

BALANCE R

BALANCE L

 

MONO

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 1

3

HOT GND

COLD

INPUT

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

RS232

IN 4

IN 3

IN 2

IN 1

OUT

OUT

MAIN

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

XM

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO ASSIGNABLE

MONITOR OUT 2

SIRIUS

 

 

 

IN 3

IN 2 IN 1(DVD)

MONITOR

/ZONE 2 OUT

 

 

 

 

OUT 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUX 1

GAME/TV

CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

MONITOR

 

 

 

IR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

V

 

 

 

 

REMOTE CB/PB

 

 

 

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

B

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZONE 2

IN

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

DIGITAL ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 1

(DVD)

CR/PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

OUT

A

 

 

 

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

IN

IN

OUT

IN

IN

FRONT

 

CENTER

SURR

SURR BACK

 

IN 2

(VCR/DVR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 3

(CBL/SAT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

IN 1

 

PHONO

CD

TAPE

 

AUX 1

GAME/TV

CBL/SAT

VCR/DVR

DVD

 

 

MULTI CH

 

 

(GAME/TV)

GND

 

BALANCE L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURR BACK R

SURR R

 

FRONT R

 

CENTER

 

FRONT L

 

SURR

 

 

BALANCE R

MONO

 

Bi-AMP

 

 

 

 

 

IN 2

(CD)

2

1

3

OUT

HOT GND

COLD

INPUT

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Onkyo PR-SC885 instruction manual Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or DAT Recorder, Connecting a Balanced Audio Source

PR-SC885 specifications

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