Onkyo TX-SR505 Connecting a Satellite, Cable, Set-top box, or Other Video Source, b c A, Hint

Connecting Your Components—Continued

Connecting a Satellite, Cable, Set-top box, or Other Video Source

Hint!

With this hookup, you can use your satellite or cable receiver to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV receiver, useful if your TV has no audio outputs.

Step 1: Choose a video connection from A , B , and C .

TX-SR505/TX-SR505E/TX-SR8550:You must connect the AV receiver to your TV via the same type of con- nection.

Step 2: Choose an audio connection from a , b , and c .

•With connection a , you can listen to and record audio from the video source and listen via speaker set B.

•To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection b or c . (For recording, use a and b , or a and c .)

Connection		AV receiver	Signal flow	Video source	Picture quality
		COMPONENT VIDEO CBL/SAT IN
		(TX-SR505/TX-SR505E/TX-
		SR8550)	⇐	Component video output	Best
	A
		or
		COMPONENT VIDEO IN 3
		(TX-SR575)
		CBL/SAT IN S	⇐	S-Video output	Better
	B
	C	CBL/SAT IN V	⇐	Composite video output	Standard
		CBL/SAT IN L/R	⇐	Analog audio L/R output
	a
	b	DIGITAL IN COAXIAL 2	⇐	Digital coaxial output
		DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1	⇐	Digital optical output
	c

b

c

A

DIGITAL IN
ASSIGNABLE
COAX-
IAL1			Y
(DVD)
2			CB/PB
(CBL/SAT)
OPTICAL
1			CR/PR
(VCR/DVR)
CBL/SAT IN	VCR/DVR IN	DVD IN	OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
2	IN	OUT	IN
(CD)
L			L
R			R
REMOTE
CONTROL	CD	TAPE

AM

CBL/SAT

V

S

IN

IN

L

R

CBL/SAT

		SIRIUS	XM
ANTENNA
	FM 75		L
		MONITOR
VCR/DVR		C OUT V
			R
		S
			SURROUND BACK		SURROUND	FRONT
OUT	IN		SPEAKERS		SPEAKERS	SPEAKERS A
		BSURROUND CENTER
OUT	IN			SURR BACK		PRE OUT
						L
						SUB
				L		WOOFER
				R		R
			a
						FRO
VCR/DVR		DVD				SPEAK

				L		R
COAXIAL	OPTICAL	Y	PB	PR	AUDIO	S VIDEO	VIDEO
OUT	OUT	COMPONENT VIDEO OUT			OUT	OUT	OUT

Connect one or the other

Connection c must be assigned (see page 39)

Satellite, cable, set-top box, etc.

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