Chapter 3: Setting up and connecting
7Make audio connections to your TV or A/V receiver.
Your DIRECTV®High-Definition Receiver supports the following kinds of audio
connections:
•optical digital
•coaxial digital
•standard A/V audio jacks
•RF
Choose the highest quality connection that your TV (or A/V receiver, if you are using
one) supports (see your TV or A/V receiver owner’s manual for information). The
optical and coaxial digital audio outputs provide the highest quality audio (see Dolby
Digital 5.1 in Chapter 1). The standard A/V audio jacks provide the next best audio
quality. The TV OUT RF jack provides a basic connection that carries both audio and
video signals to your TV.
Whichever connection you choose, connect one end of the audio cable(s) to the
appropriate OUT jack(s) on the back of the DIRECTV HD Receiver. Connect the
other end of the audio cable(s) to the audio input(s) on your TV.
Note: If you use the OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack, remove the protective
plug from the jack before making connections.
RGB, Component, DVI and S-Video jacks do not output audio.
TV / Monitor
DOLBY
DIGITAL OUT
(OPTICAL)
VIDEO OUT
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OR OR
A/V Receiver
DOLBY
DIGITAL
(COAXIAL)
TV OUT
DOLBY
DIGITAL IN
(OPTICAL)
AUDIO IN
ANTENNA IN
OR
DOLBY
DIGITAL
(COAXIAL)
DVI/HDCP OUT
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