Connecting Your AV Components—Continued

Turntable with an MC-type (Moving Coil) Cartridge

Use an RCA/phono audio cable to connect the TX-SR501/ TX-SR501E’s L/R TAPE IN connectors to the audio outputs on your phono preamp. Use another RCA/phono audio cable to connect the phono preamp’s inputs to your MC head amp’s outputs. And use another RCA/phono audio cable to connect the MC head amp’s inputs to your turntable, as shown.

Connecting a DAT or CD/MD Recorder

Using Coaxial or Optical Connections (playback only)

• Use a coaxial digital audio cable to connect the TX-SR501/ TX-SR501E’s COAXIAL DIGITAL INPUT to the coaxial output on your DAT or CD/MD recorder, as shown.

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Connecting a Cassette Recorder

DAT or CD/MD recorder

You may need to change the input source to digital input

Use an RCA/phono audio cable to connect the TX-SR501/

assignments (see page 24).

TX-SR501E’s L/R TAPE IN connectors to the cassette

Using Analog Connections (recording & playback)

recorders outputs, and use another RCA/phono audio cable

Use an RCA/phono audio cable to connect the TX-SR501/

to connect the TX-SR501/TX-SR501E’s L/R TAPE OUT

TX-SR501E’s L/R TAPE IN connectors to the DAT or CD/

connectors to the cassette recorders inputs, as shown.

MD recorder outputs, and use another RCA/phono audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Onkyo TX-SR501E instruction manual Connecting a DAT or CD/MD Recorder, Connecting a Cassette Recorder

TX-SR501E specifications

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