1c: Connecting components with only analog audio jacks

Hooking up audio components

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

MD/DAT deck

INPUT OUTPUT

LINE LINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

Turntable

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

A

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT ç

 

ç IN

 

 

ANTENNA

75

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

TV/SAT DVD/LD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM

 

 

 

 

 

IN

STATUS IN

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

 

U

AM

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

 

 

 

TV/SAT IN DVD/LD IN MONITOR OUT

S2 VIDEO

S2 VIDEO

S2 VIDEO

 

 

IR REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

IN

IN

CD/SACD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ND/DAT

 

IR

 

PB/CB/B-Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

OUT 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

VIDEO

VIDEO

 

 

IR

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

IN

IN

MD/DAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT 2

PR/CR/R-Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV/SAT

 

IR IN

PHONO

CD/SACD

MD/DAT

TAPE

AUDIO

AUDIO

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

IN

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

IN

IN

IN

 

MAIN

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/LD

 

ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2ND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

ROOM

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD/SACD

 

3RD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAXIAL

 

ROOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

SIGNAL GND LFRONT

SURROUND

CENTER

LFRONT

SURROUND SURR BACK

CENTER

 

 

OUT

DVD/LD

 

U

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRIGGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

R

 

 

R

 

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB WOOFER

 

 

SUB WOOFER

RS232C

MULTI CHANNEL IN 2

MULTI CHANNEL IN 1

 

 

ç

ç

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

IN

 

A

A

A

 

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

CONTROL S

 

 

CTRL

S2 VIDEO

S2 VIDEO

A1

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

 

VIDEO

 

VIDEO

2ND

 

ROOM

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

 

 

 

 

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

 

AUDIO

AUDIO

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

 

 

 

 

VARIABLE

LFRONT

SURROUND SURR BACK CENTER

AUDIO OUT

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB WOOFER

VARIABLE

 

PRE OUT

 

3RD

 

 

 

 

ROOM

Getting Started

OUTPUT

LINE

L

R

CD/Super Audio CD

player

Note

INPUT OUTPUT

LINE LINE

L

R

Tape deck

If your turntable has a ground wire, connect it to the U SIGNAL GND terminal.

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Sony STR-DA4ES operating instructions 15GB, Hooking up audio components, Turntable, Tape deck

STR-DA4ES specifications

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