Onkyo TX-SR577, SR507 About AV Connections, Optical Digital Jacks, AV Connection Color Coding

Connecting the AV receiver—Continued

About AV Connections

•Before making any AV connections, read the manuals supplied with your other AV components.

•Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed and double-checked all AV connections.

Optical Digital Jacks

AV Connection Color Coding

RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right- channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs.

The AV receiver’s optical digital jacks have shutter-type covers that open when an optical plug is inserted and close when it’s removed. Push plugs in all the way.

Caution: To prevent shutter damage, hold the optical plug straight when inserting and removing.

Left (white) Analog audio Right (red)

Composite video

(Yellow)

•Push plugs in all the way to make good connections (loose connections can cause noise or malfunctions).

•To prevent interference, keep audio and video cables away from power cords and speaker cables.

Left (white)

Right (red)

(Yellow) Right!

Wrong!

AV Cables and Jacks

Video / Audio

Cable Jack Description

			HDMI	HDMI connections can carry uncompressed
HDMI				standard- or high-definition digital video and audio
				and offer the best picture and sound quality.
Video
	Y	Y		Component video separates the luminance (Y) and
			Y	color difference signals (PR, PB), providing the best
Component	PB/CB	PB/CB	CB/PB	picture quality. (Some TV manufacturers label their
video cable
	PR/CR	PR/CR		component video jacks slightly differently.)
			CR/PR
Composite				Composite video is commonly used on TVs, VCRs,
				and other video equipment.
video cable			V

Audio

Optical digital audio cable

Coaxial digital audio cable

Analog audio cable (RCA)

Stereo mini plug cable

	OPTICAL	This offers the best sound quality and allows you to
		enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS. The audio quality is
		the same as for coaxial.
	COAXIAL	This offers the best sound quality and allows you to
		enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS. The audio quality is
		the same as for optical.
		This cable carries analog audio. It’s the most
L		common connection format for analog audio and
R		can be found on virtually all AV components.

This cable carries analog audio.

Note: The AV receiver does not support SCART connections.

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