Onkyo TX-SR504E, TX-SR8450, TX-SR504/B 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.

You must connect the AV receiver to your TV via 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 via speaker set B.

•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 VIDEO 2 IN	⇐	Component video output	Best
		VIDEO 2 IN S	⇐	S-Video output	Better
	B
	C	VIDEO 2 IN V	⇐	Composite video output	Standard
		VIDEO 2 IN L/R	⇐	Analog audio L/R output
	a
	b	DIGITAL IN COAXIAL	⇐	Digital coaxial output
		DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 2	⇐	Digital optical output
	c

b

c

A

XM

COMPONENT VIDEO

DIGITAL IN VIDEO 2 IN VIDEO 1 IN DVD IN OUT

COA			Y
XIAL
OPTICAL
1			PB
2			PR
3	IN	OUT	IN
	L		L
REMOTE
CONTROL	R		R
	CD		TAPE

ANTENNA		SURROUND BACK	SURROUND	FRONT
AM		SPEAKERS	SPEAKERS	SPEAKERS A
		FM 75
		L
VIDEO 2	VIDEO 1	DVDCMONITOROUT

V			R
S
					FRON
IN	OUT	IN	IN		SPEAKE
IN		IN	FRONTBSURROUND CENTER		PRE OUT
	OUT				SURR BACK
L					L
					SUB
					WOOFER
					R
R
			SUB	a
VIDEO 2	VIDEO 1		DVD

				L		R
COAXIAL	OPTICAL	Y	PB	PR	AUDIO	S VIDEO	VIDEO
OUT	OUT	COMPONENT VIDEO OUT			OUT	OUT	OUT

Connect one or the other

Connection b must be assigned (see page 33)

Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc.

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