Connecting the AV Receiver—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

COAXIAL

 

 

IN 2

Connect one or

c

OPTICAL

the other

 

IN 3

Connection b

 

 

 

must be assigned (see page 44)

COAXIAL

OUT

OPTICAL

OUT

L

 

 

IN

 

 

 

L

L

 

 

R

R

 

 

CD

AUDIO

 

 

 

OUTPUT

IN

 

a

 

 

L

 

 

R

 

 

CD

 

a

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

Turntable (MM) with

 

 

CD player

OUT

 

 

built-in phono preamp

 

 

 

 

 

 

With connection a , you can listen to and record audio from the CD player and listen in Zone 2.

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

Connection

AV receiver

Signal flow

CD or turntable

 

a

 

CD IN L/R

Analog audio L/R output

 

 

 

DIGITAL COAXIAL IN 2

Digital coaxial output

 

b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c

 

DIGITAL OPTICAL IN 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.

 

AUDIO

Phono preamp

IN

OUTPUT

L

L

 

R

R

 

CD

 

 

 

AUDIO

AUDIO

 

OUTPUT

INPUT

 

L

L

 

R

R

 

AUDIO

AUDIO

AUDIO

IN

OUTPUT

INPUT

OUTPUT

 

 

L

L

L

L

 

 

R

R

R

R

 

 

CD

 

Phono

 

 

 

preamp

 

MC head amp or

MC transformer

AUDIO

AUDIO

OUTPUT

INPUT

L

L

R

R

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Onkyo TX-SR674, TX-SR8467 Connecting a CD Player or Turntable, CD Player or Turntable MM with Built-in Phono Preamp Step

TX-SR674, TX-SR604E, TX-SR674E, TX-SR604, TX-SR8467 specifications

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