Onkyo SR804 instruction manual 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: Video Connection

Choose a video connection that matches the video source ( A , B , or C ), and then make the connection. If you use connection A , 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 the video source ( a , b , or c ), and then make the connection.

•With connection , you can listen to and record audio from the video source and listen in Zone 2.

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

Connection		AV receiver	Signal flow	Video source	Picture quality
	A	COMPONENT VIDEO 3 IN	⇐	Component video output	Best
		VIDEO 3 IN S	⇐	S-Video output	Better
	B
	C	VIDEO 3 IN V	⇐	Composite video output	Standard
		VIDEO 3 IN L/R	⇐	Analog audio L/R output
	a
	b	DIGITAL COAXIAL IN 2	⇐	Digital coaxial output
		DIGITAL OPTICAL IN 2	⇐	Digital optical output
	c

b	COAXIAL	VIDEO 3
	IN 2
		IN
		V
c	OPTICAL	VIDEO 3
	IN 2	IN
		S

A COMPONENT VIDEO	IN
IN 3	L
Y
	R

CB/PB

VIDEO 3

CR/PR

C

B

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

Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc.

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