Recording a source

To record the input source signal you are currently watching or listening to

Recording of video and/or audio signals can be performed on the components connected to the VIDEO 1 OUT and TAPE OUT (audio only) jacks.

Input selector buttons

Recording the video from one source and the audio from another

You can add the sound from one source to the video of another source to make your own video recordings.

Below is an example of recording the sound from a CD player connected to CD L/R jacks and the video from a video camera connected to VIDEO 3 INPUT VIDEO jack to video cassette tape in a video cassette recorder connected to the VIDEO 1 OUT L/R and VIDEO jacks.

Video camera

1.Press an input selector button to select the input source to record.

The input source is now selected and you may watch or listen to it as desired. The currently selected input source signal to the VIDEO 1 OUT and TAPE OUT outputs for recording.

2.Start recording at the recording component as desired.

Notes

DIGITAL INPUT

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

REMOTE

CONTROL

2

1

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

 

L

SUBWOOFER

PRE OUT

R

CD TAPE

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD MONITOR

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

VIDEO

S VIDEO

IN

OUT

IN

FRONT SURR CENTER

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

R

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

SUB

WOOFER

DVD

You can record analog audio, but not digital audio. Make sure that you have made a correct analog connection.

If you change the input source during recording, you will record the signals from the newly selected input source.

You cannot record the surround effects.

CD player

 

 

 

Video cassette

 

 

 

 

recorder

 

 

 

 

 

1.Insert a CD in the CD player and insert a tape in the video camera connected to the VIDEO 3 INPUT.

2.Insert a video tape for recording in the video cassette recorder connected to VIDEO 1 OUT.

3.Press VIDEO 3.

4.Press CD.

This switches the audio output to CD, but the video output remains VIDEO 3 that has been selected in step 3.

5.Start recording on the video cassette recorder and start playing at the CD player and video camera as desired.

The recorded video signal becomes the output from the video camera and recorded audio signal becomes that from the CD player.

Notes

You can record analog audio, but not digital audio. Make sure that you have made a correct analog connection.

If you change the input source during recording, you will record the audio signals from the newly selected input source and the video signals assigned to that input source.

You cannot record the surround effects.

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Onkyo TX-SR500E appendix Recording a source, Start recording at the recording component as desired, Video camera, CD player

TX-SR500E specifications

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