Connecting up

Chapter 4:

Connecting up

Making cable connections

Make sure not to bend the cables over the top of this unit (as shown in the illustration). If this happens, the magnetic field produced by the transformers in this unit may cause a humming noise from the speakers.

Important

Before making or changing any connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet.

Before unplugging the power cord, switch the power into standby.

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Analog audio cables

Use stereo RCA phono cables to connect

Deutsch

 

analog audio components. These cables are

 

typically red and white, and you should

 

connect the red plugs to R (right) terminals

 

and white plugs to L (left) terminals.

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Analog audio cables

 

Right (red)

 

 

Left (white)

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Digital audio cables

 

 

 

Commercially available coaxial digital audio

 

cables or optical cables should be used to

 

connect digital components to this receiver.1

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Coaxial digital audio cable

Optical cable

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Standard RCA video cables

Video cables

 

 

These cables are the most common type of video connection and should be used to connect to the composite video terminals. They have yellow plugs to distinguish them from cables for audio.

Standard RCA video cable

Note

1• When connecting optical cables, be careful when inserting the plug not to damage the shutter protecting the optical socket.

When storing optical cable, coil loosely. The cable may be damaged if bent around sharp corners.

You can also use a standard RCA video cable for coaxial digital connections.

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