Connecting Your AV Components—Continued

Connecting Your TV or Projector

Using Composite Video

Use a composite video cable to connect the TX-SR501/ TX-SR501E’s VIDEO MONITOR OUT to a composite video input on your TV, as shown.

COMPONENT VIDEO

ANTENNA

 

MONITOR

VIDEO 1 / 2 / 3 DVD IN OUT

AM

FM

OUT

IN

 

75

 

Y

 

 

 

PB

 

VIDEO

Connecting a DVD player

Video Connections

Using Composite Video

Use a composite video cable to connect the TX-SR501/ TX-SR501E’s VIDEO DVD IN to the composite video out- put on your DVD player, as shown.

• Your TV must also be connected via composite video.

 

 

PR

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL INPUT

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S VIDEO

VIDEO 1 / 2 / 3

DVD IN

OUT

 

AM

 

FM

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

75

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

FRONT

SURR

CENTER

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

L

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

R

 

 

R

 

SUB

 

 

 

PR

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

VIDEO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

MONITOR

 

CD

 

TAPE

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

 

DVD

WOOFER

 

DIGITAL INPUT

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV, projector, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

S VIDEO

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

FRONT SURR CENTER

L

 

 

 

 

 

L

L

SUBWOOFER

PRE OUT

R

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

CD

TAPE

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

SUB

WOOFER

 

 

 

 

DVD

DVD player

Using S-Video

Use an S-Video cable to connect the TX-SR501/ TX-SR501E’s S VIDEO MONITOR OUT to an S-Video input on your TV, as shown.

Using S-Video

Use an S-Video cable to connect the TX-SR501/ TX-SR501E’s S VIDEO DVD IN to the S-Video output on your DVD player, as shown.

• Your TV must also be connected via S-Video.

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

ANTENNA

 

FM

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 1 / 2 / 3 DVD IN

OUT

Y

AM

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

ANTENNA

 

FM

 

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 1 / 2 / 3 DVD IN OUT

 

AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S VIDEO

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL INPUT

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S VIDEO

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL INPUT

CONTROL

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

FRONT

SURR

CENTER

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

L

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S VIDEO

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

FRONT

SURR

CENTER

R

 

 

R

 

S VIDEO IN

L

 

 

L

 

 

 

L

 

TAPE

 

 

SUB

PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

 

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOOFER

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

R

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

 

TAPE

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

 

DVD

WOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

IN

S VIDEO OUT

DVD player

 

 

TV, projector, etc.

Using Component Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use a component video cable to connect the TX-SR501/

 

 

 

TX-SR501E’s COMPONENT DVD IN connectors to the

Using Component Video

 

component video outputs on your DVD player, as shown.

 

• Your TV must also be connected via component video.

Use a component video cable to connect the TX-SR501/

TX-SR501E’s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connectors to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the component video inputs on your TV, as shown.

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

DVD IN

IN

 

Y

AM

 

75

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 1 / 2 / 3

DVD IN OUT

 

 

 

FM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN OUT

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

 

VIDEO 1 / 2 / 3 DVD IN OUT

AMFM

OUT

 

DIGITAL INPUT

CONTROL

 

 

VIDEO

 

2

1

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

ANTENNA

 

 

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

 

 

 

IN

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

S VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PR

 

PB

 

 

IN OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

FRONT SURR CENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

L

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

PR

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PB

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

DIGITAL INPUT

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

R

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

TAPE

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

FRONT SURR CENTER

L

 

 

L

 

 

L

SUBWOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

CD

TAPE

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

SUB

WOOFER

 

 

 

 

DVD

PR

DVD player

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

Y PB PR

TV, projector, etc.

COMPONENT

 

VIDEO IN

Y PB

PR

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Onkyo TX-SR501E instruction manual Connecting a DVD player, Video Connections, Using Composite Video, Using S-Video

TX-SR501E specifications

The Onkyo TX-SR501E is a versatile home theater receiver that delivers quality audio performance and a range of features designed to enhance your multimedia experience. With a solid build and an array of connectivity options, it caters to both audiophiles and casual users alike.

One of the standout features of the TX-SR501E is its robust amplification system. It boasts a power output of 80 watts per channel, ensuring that your home theater setup receives ample power for a dynamic listening experience. This is complemented by Onkyo’s wide-range amplifier technology, which provides clear and precise sound reproduction across a variety of audio formats. Whether you're watching movies or listening to music, the receiver’s high current capabilities contribute to improved transient response and overall sound clarity.

The TX-SR501E supports multiple audio formats, including Dolby Digital and DTS, making it a great choice for both home theater enthusiasts and music lovers. The receiver is equipped with a 5.1 channel configuration, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in surround sound, perfect for movie nights or gaming sessions. It also includes various sound modes, enabling customization based on your preferences.

In terms of connectivity, the Onkyo TX-SR501E does not disappoint. It features multiple HDMI inputs, allowing for easy connections with modern devices, such as Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, and streaming devices. Additionally, it includes composite and component video inputs, so you can easily integrate older equipment into your setup. The receiver's outputs include a subwoofer pre-out, making it simple to connect an external subwoofer for enhanced bass response.

Another noteworthy characteristic is the inclusion of Onkyo’s own proprietary technologies, such as the Music Optimizer, which enhances the sound quality of compressed audio files. This feature works well with digital music formats, ensuring that your playlists sound as good as possible, regardless of the source.

The user interface of the TX-SR501E is intuitive, featuring an easy-to-navigate remote and an on-screen display that simplifies setup and operation. This makes it accessible for users of varying technical expertise.

Overall, the Onkyo TX-SR501E is a well-rounded home theater receiver that combines power, flexibility, and excellent sound quality, making it an ideal choice for anyone looking to elevate their audio experience. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or new to home theater systems, the TX-SR501E offers the performance and features you need to enjoy your favorite media to the fullest.