Connecting External Components

The on-screen setup menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected to the MONITOR OUT V or the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT, use the AV receiver’s display when changing settings.

B A C D

Connect your components to the appropriate jacks. The default input assignments are shown below. : Assignment can be changed (35).

No.

Jack

 

 

Signal

Components

Assignable

A

COMPONENT

IN 1 (BD/DVD)

 

Component

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player

 

VIDEO

IN 2 (CBL/SAT)

 

video

Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

TV, projector, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

DIGITAL IN

OPTICAL

IN 1 (GAME)

Digital audio

Game console

 

 

 

IN 2 (TV/CD)

 

TV, CD player

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAXIAL

IN 1 (BD/DVD)

 

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN 2 (CBL/SAT)

 

Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

MONITOR OUT

 

 

Composite

TV, projector, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

video

 

 

 

BD/DVD IN

 

 

Analog audio

Blu-ray Disc/DVD player

 

 

 

 

 

and composite

 

 

 

VCR/DVR IN

 

 

VCR or DVD recorder/Digital

 

 

 

 

 

video

Video Recorder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBL/SAT IN

 

 

 

Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAME IN

 

 

 

Game console

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV/CD IN

 

 

Analog audio

TV, CD player, Turntable*1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette tape deck, MD, CD-R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

UNIVERSAL PORT

 

Analog audio/

Universal port optional dock

 

 

 

 

 

Video

(UP-A1 etc.)

 

*1 Connect a turntable (MM) that has a phono preamp built-in. If your turntable (MM) doesn’t have it, you’ll need a commercially available phono preamp.

If your turntable has a moving coil (MC) type cartridge, you’ll need a commercially available MC head amp or MC transformer as well as a phono preamp. See your turntable’s manual for details.

With connection C, you can listen and record audio from the external components while you are in Zone 2. You can lis- ten and record audio from the external components in the main room; you can listen to the audio in Zone 2 as well.

With connection B, you can enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS. (To record or listen in Zone 2 as well, use B and C.)

If your Blu-ray Disc/DVD player has both the main stereo and multichannel outputs, be sure to connect the main stereo output using connection C.

How to record the video

With the connections described above, you cannot record the video through the AV receiver. To make a connection for video recording (28).

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Onkyo TX-SR508 Connecting External Components, How to record the video, Jack Signal Components Assignable

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