1a: Connecting components with digital audio output jacks (continued)

Hooking up a CD/Super Audio CD player and MD/DAT deck

For details on the required cords (AH), see page 9.

CD/Super Audio CD

MD/DAT deck

 

player

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT

 

 

INPUT OUTPUT

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

LINE LINE

OUT

 

 

 

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

L

L

 

DIGITAL

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

 

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

IN OUT

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

A

F*

E*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E

 

E

 

 

A

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT ç

 

çIN

OUT ç

ç

 

 

ANTENNA

75

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

TV/SAT DVD/LD

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM

 

 

 

 

 

IN

STATUS IN

OUT

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

 

U

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

 

 

CONTROL S

 

 

CTRL

 

 

 

 

AM

TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN MONITOR OUT

S2 VIDEO

S2 VIDEO

S2 VIDEO

S2 VIDEO

S2 VIDEO

A1

 

 

 

CD/SACD

 

IR REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ND/DAT

 

IR

PB/CB/B-Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

OUT 1

 

 

 

VIDEO

VIDEO

VIDEO

VIDEO

VIDEO

2ND

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

IR

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

IN

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

MD/DAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT 2

PR/CR/R-Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO OUT

 

 

 

TV/SAT

 

IR IN

PHONO

CD/SACD

MD/DAT

TAPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

AUDIO

AUDIO

AUDIO

AUDIO

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

IN

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

IN

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

 

 

 

IN

 

MAIN

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/LD

 

ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2ND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VARIABLE

 

 

 

IN

 

ROOM

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD/SACD

 

3RD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAXIAL

 

ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

SIGNAL GND

LFRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

LFRONT

SURROUND SURR BACK

CENTER

LFRONT

SURROUND SURR BACK

CENTER

AUDIO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

DVD/LD

 

U

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

R

 

 

R

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB WOOFER

 

 

 

SUB WOOFER

 

 

 

SUB WOOFER

VARIABLE

 

IN

RS232C

MULTI CHANNEL IN 2

MULTI CHANNEL IN 1

PRE OUT

3RD

 

 

 

 

ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Connect to either the COAXIAL IN or the OPTICAL IN jack. We recommend making connections to the COAXIAL IN jack.

If you want to connect several digital components, but cannot find an unused input

See “Assigning audio inputs (AUDIO SPLIT)” (page 41).

Tips

All the digital audio jacks are compatible with 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz and 96 kHz sampling frequencies.

You can also connect an LD player with a DOLBY DIGITAL RF OUT jack via an RF demodulator (You cannot connect an LD player’s DOLBY DIGITAL RF OUT jack directly to this unit’s digital input jacks). Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the RF demodulator.

Notes

No sound is output when playing a Super Audio CD disc on a Super Audio CD player connected to the CD/ SACD OPTICAL or COAXIAL IN jacks on this receiver. Connect the player to the analog input jacks (CD/ SACD IN jacks). Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the Super Audio CD player.

You cannot make digital recordings of digital multi channel surround signals.

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Sony STR-DA4ES 12GB, Hooking up a CD/Super Audio CD player and MD/DAT deck, CD/Super Audio CD MD/DAT deck Player

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