03Connecting your equipment

Connecting your TV and DVD player

component video jacks on page 14 if your TV and/or DVD player has component video inputs/outputs. If your DVD player offers multichannel analog audio outputs, see Connecting the multichannel analog inputs on page 51.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Connect the MONITOR OUT video jack to a video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

input on your TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use a standard RCA/phono jack video cable to connect to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the composite video jack, or for higher quality video, use

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

an S-video cable to connect to the S-video jack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Connect a composite or S-video output on your DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

player to the DVD/LD VIDEO or DVD/LD S-VIDEO input.

 

 

 

VIDEO

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your DVD player to the DIGITAL 1 (DVD/LD) input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use a coaxial cable designed for digital audio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The diagram shows a basic setup of this receiver together with a TV and DVD player, with S-video or composite video connections. Different TVs and DVD players may offer alternative connections. See also Using the

Note

1If your DVD player only has an optical digital output, you can connect it to one of the optical inputs on this receiver using an optical cable. When you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the player to (see The Input Setup menu on page 61).

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