Onkyo TX-SR502E Connecting the AV Receiver, Connection Guide, Which Connections Should I Use?

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Connecting the AV Receiver—Continued

Connection Guide

■Inputs

Up to five AV components can be connected to the AV Receiver’s rear panel inputs, and one to its front panel input. The following table lists the type of component that you can connect to each input.

Input	Type of component you	Page # for
	can connect	more info.
DVD	DVD player, etc.	23
VIDEO1	VCR, D-VHS, etc.	24
	TV, satellite receiver, cable	22 (for TV con-
VIDEO2	receiver, set-top box, LD	nections)
	player, etc.	26
CD	CD player, etc.	28

Video Connection Formats

Video equipment can be connected to the AV Receiver using one of the following video connection formats: composite video, S-Video, or component video, the lat- ter offering the best picture quality.

When choosing a connection format, bear in mind that the AV Receiver doesn’t convert between formats, so only outputs of the same format as the input will output the signal.

For example, if you connect your DVD player to the S-VIDEO DVD IN, a video signal will be output by the S-VIDEO MONITOR OUT (for your TV) and the S-VIDEO VIDEO 1 OUT (for your VCR), but not by any composite video or component video outputs.

	Cassette recorder, DAT, CD
TAPE	recorder, MiniDisc recorder, 28, 29
	turntable, etc.
VIDEO3	Camcorder, games console,	27
	etc.

■Outputs (for recording)

The AV Receiver has two outputs for recording. The fol- lowing table lists the type of component that you can connect to each output.

Output	Type of component you	Page # for
	can connect	more info.
VIDEO1	VCR, etc.	25
	Cassette recorder, DAT, CD
TAPE	recorder, MiniDisc recorder,	28, 29

DVD player,

etc.

Output

IN

AV Receiver

OUT

Input

TV,

projector,

etc.

Composite S-Video Component

Composite S-Video Component

Composite S-Video Component

etc.

■MONITOR OUT

Video signals received by the video inputs are output by the MONITOR OUT sockets for display on the con- nected TV or projector.

The AV Receiver has three types of video output: com- posite video, S-Video, and component video. Connect the appropriate output to your TV or projector (see page 22).

Audio Connection Formats

Audio equipment can be connected to the AV Receiver using the following audio connection formats: analog, optical, coaxial, and multichannel.

When choosing a connection format, bear in mind that the AV Receiver doesn’t convert between formats.

For example, audio signals connected to an OPTICAL or COAXIAL digital input are not output by the analog TAPE OUT, so if you want to record from, for example, your CD player, in addition to connecting it to a digital input, you must also connect it to the analog CD IN.

Which Connections Should I Use?

The AV Receiver offers several interconnection formats for compatibility with a wide range of AV equipment. The format you choose will depend on the formats sup- ported by your other components. Use the following sec- tions as a guide.

For video equipment you need to use two cables—one for video, one for audio.

DVD player,

etc.

Output

IN

AV Receiver

OUT

Input

Optical	Coaxial	Analog	Multi-
			channel
Optical	Coaxial	Analog	Multi-
			channel
Not	Not		Not
output	output		output
		Analog

MD recorder,

etc.

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