Connecting Your Components—Continued

Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Playback

In addition to video playback, with this hookup example, you can use the VCR’s tuner to listen to the sound of your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver. This is useful if the TV has no audio outputs.

Step 1: Video Connection

Choose a connection type ( A , B , or C ) that matches the VCR/DVD recorder, and then make the connection. The

TV must be connected to the AV receiver with the same type of connection.

ACOMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO 1 IN

Y

PB

PR

COMPONENT VIDEO

OUT

Y

PB

PR

VIDEO 1 C

V

IN

VIDEO 1

B

S

IN

 

S VIDEO OUT

VCR,

VIDEO OUT

DVD recorder

Connection

TX-SR503/503E/8350

Signal flow

VCR/DVD recorder

Picture quality

 

A

 

COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO 1 IN

Component video output

Best

 

 

 

VIDEO 1 IN S

S-Video output

Better

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

VIDEO 1 IN V

Composite video output

Standard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2: Audio Connection

Choose a connection type ( a , b , or c ), and then make the connection.

 

b

DIGITAL IN

 

 

Connect one

 

COAXIAL

c

 

or the other

OPTICAL

 

 

2

 

COAXIAL

 

OUT

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

OUT

IN

L

R

VIDEO 1

L

R

AUDIO

OUT

VCR,

DVD recorder

a

With the basic a connection, you can listen to the VCR/DVD recorder, and listen via speaker set B.

To enjoy Dolby and DTS listening modes, use connection b or c . (Use a and b or a and c to listen via speaker set B.)

Connection

TX-SR503/503E/8350

Signal flow

VCR/DVD recorder

 

a

 

VIDEO 1 IN L/R

Analog audio L/R output

 

 

 

DIGITAL IN COAXIAL

Digital coaxial output

 

b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c

 

DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 2

Digital optical output

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Onkyo TX-SR8350, TX-SR503E instruction manual Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Playback, DVD recorder, Or the other

TX-SR503E, TX-SR503, TX-SR8350 specifications

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