Sony SDP-E800 Getting Started, ‚ signal flow aDIGITAL 1 to a LD or DVD player, Surround processor

Getting Started

‚: signal flow

aDIGITAL 1 (to a LD or DVD player)

Surround processor					LD player
	DIGITAL 1			VIDEO		AC-3	DIGITAL
OPTICAL	COAX	AC-3	VIDEO			RF
IN	IN	RF	IN
				OUT		OUT	OUT

Surround processor					DVD player
	DIGITAL 1			VIDEO		DIGITAL	DIGITAL
OPTICAL	COAX	AC-3	VIDEO
IN	IN	RF	IN
				OUT		OUT	OUT

Notes for LD players

•Be sure to connect the LD player’s AC-3 RF output to the surround processor’s AC-3 RF input jack.

•If your LD player has an optical digital output, connect it to the DIGITAL 1 OPTICAL IN jack on this unit.

This connection can be used together with the AC-3 RF connection.

bDIGITAL 2 (to a DVD player or DBS tuner)

Surround			DVD player/
processor			DBS Tuner
	DIGITAL 2		VIDEO	DIGITAL
	OPTICAL	VIDEO
	IN	IN	OUT	OUT

cDIGITAL 3 (to a CD player or DAT/MD deck)

Surround
processor		CD player
DIGITAL 3		DIGITAL
OPTICAL OPTICAL
OUT	IN
		OUT
Surround
processor		DAT/MD deck
DIGITAL 3		DIGITAL
OPTICAL OPTICAL
OUT	IN
		OUT IN

Note

This unit is only compatible with digital components using 32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz sampling frequencies. It is not compatible with 96 kHz.

dANALOG (to a VCR, etc.)

Surround
processor	VCR (etc.)
ANALOG	OUTPUT

IN

L VIDEOVIDEO

IN

R

AUDIO

L

R

Note

If your DVD player has a coaxial digital output, we recommend connecting the DVD player’s COAXIAL DIGITAL OUTPUT to the this unit’s DIGITAL 1 COAX IN instead of making the optical connection to DIGITAL 2.

Warning regarding the playback of DAT/MD sources

When playing DAT/MD sources through this unit, do not play a DAT/MD that contains digital recordings made from a DVD player whose digital output was set to “DOLBY DIGITAL”. High volume noise will be output which may damage this unit or your speakers.

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