Onkyo SKF-960F, SKW-960, SKC-960C, SKB-960, HT-R960, SKM-960S Connecting a VCR or DVR for Playback

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.

•With connection , you can also listen to the VCR or DVR via speaker set B.

•To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection or . (To listen via speaker set B as well, use and , or and .)

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

HDMI

ASSIGNABLE

IN 4 IN 3 (CBL/SAT) IN 2 (VCR/DVR) IN 1 (DVD) OUT

b

c

A

DIGITAL IN COMPONENT VIDEO

			Y
1
(DVD)
COAXIAL			CB/ PB
2
(CBL/SAT)
			CR/ PR
1
(VCR/DVR)
OPTICAL	IN 2(CBL/SAT) IN 1(DVD)	OUT
2	ASSIGNABLE
(CD)	IN	OUT	IN
ASSIGNABLE
	L
	R
REMOTE
CONTROL
	CD		TAPE

CBL/SAT VCR/DVR

V

S

IN OUT IN

IN OUT IN

L

R

CBL/SAT VCR/DVR

	AM
DVD	MONITOR	C
	OUT
	V
	ANTENNA
	FM
	75
	S
IN		B
FRONT	SURR CENTER SURR BACK

L

R

WOOFERSUB a

DVD

				L		R
COAXIAL	OPTICAL	Y	PB	PR	AUDIO	S VIDEO	VIDEO
OUT	OUT	COMPONENT VIDEO OUT			OUT	OUT	OUT

Connect one or the other. Inputs may need to be assigned (see page 47)

VCR or DVR

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