Connecting Your Components—Continued

Connecting a CD Player or Turntable

CD Player or Turntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp

Step 1:

Choose a connection that matches your CD player ( a , b , or c ). Use connection a for a turntable with a built-in phono preamp.

 

b

DIGITAL IN

 

 

 

XM

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL IN

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 2 IN

VIDEO 1 IN DVD IN

OUT

 

 

 

 

COA

 

 

 

Y

 

 

COAXIAL

 

XIAL

 

 

 

Connect one or

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c

 

 

1

 

 

 

PB

the other

OPTICAL

 

2

 

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connection b

 

3

 

3

L

IN

OUT

L

 

 

 

 

IN

must be

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

REMOTE

R

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

assigned (see

 

CDTAPE

page 33)

 

R

CD

a

 

 

 

COAXIAL

 

 

OUT

L

R

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

SURROUND BACK

AM

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

FM 75

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

 

DVD

MONITOR

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

V

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

 

 

CD

IN

OUT

IN

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

SURR BACK

L

 

 

 

 

 

a

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOOFER

 

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

 

 

DVD

 

L

R

AUDIO

OUTPUT

Turntable (MM) with

OPTICAL

AUDIO

CD player

OUT

OUT

built-in phono preamp

With connection , you can listen to and record audio from your CD player or turntable and listen via speaker set B.

To connect the CD player digitally, use connection or c . (For recording, use and , or and .)

Connection

AV receiver

Signal flow

CD or turntable

 

a

 

CD IN L/R

Analog audio L/R output

 

 

 

DIGITAL IN COAXIAL

Digital coaxial output

 

b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c

 

DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 3

Digital optical output

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turntable (MM) with no Phono Preamp Built-in

Turntable with an MC (Moving Coil) Cartridge

A phono preamp is necessary to connect a turntable that

An MC head amp and phono preamp are necessary to

doesn’t have a phono preamp built-in.

connect a turntable with an MC (Moving Coil) cartridge.

XM

 

 

 

XM

 

ANTENNA

 

 

ANTENNA

SURROUND BACK

 

 

SURROUND BACK

 

 

 

 

AM

 

SPEAKERS

 

AM

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

FM 75

 

 

FM 75

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

 

L

DIGITAL IN VIDEO 2 IN VIDEO 1 IN DVD IN

OUT

 

 

DIGITAL IN VIDEO 2 IN VIDEO 1 IN DVD IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

COA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COA

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

XIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

 

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

 

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

PB

V

 

 

 

 

R

1

 

 

PB

V

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

PR

S

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

PR

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

IN

IN

 

 

 

3

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

3

IN

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

FRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

SURR BACK

SURR BACK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

L

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

L

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

R

 

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOOFER

 

 

CD

 

TAPE

 

 

 

 

 

WOOFER

 

CD

 

TAPE

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

 

 

DVD

 

 

 

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

 

 

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

L

R

CD

AUDIO

OUTPUT L

R

IN

Phono preamp

L

 

 

 

R

 

 

CD

AUDIO

OUTPUT L

R

Phono preamp

AUDIO

AUDIO

INPUT

OUTPUT

L

L

R R

AUDIO

OUTPUT

L

R

AUDIO INPUT

L

R

MC head amp or MC transformer

AUDIO

AUDIO

OUTPUT

INPUT

L

L

R

R

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Onkyo TX-SR8450 Connecting a CD Player or Turntable, CD Player or Turntable MM with Built-in Phono Preamp Step, CD in L/R

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