Getting Started

Hookups

The arrow l indicates signal flow.

CD player

Receiver

CD player

CD

OUTPUT

 

IN

LINE

L

L

 

R

R

 

MD deck or Tape deck

Receiver

MD deck or Tape deck

MD/TAPE

OUTPUT

INPUT

 

REC OUT IN

LINE

LINE

 

L

L

 

R

R

Where do I go next?

Go on to the next section to connect video components to enjoy surround sound when watching/listening to TV programs or video tapes.

Video Component Hookups

Overview

This section describes how to connect video components to the receiver. For specific locations of the jacks, see the illustration below.

5.1CH (VIDEO IN) (STR-DE345 only)

TV/SAT MONITOR (STR-DE345 only)

5.1 CH/DVD VIDEO

What cables will I need?

Audio/video cable (not supplied) (1 for each TV tuner or Satellite receiver; 2 for the VCR)

STR-DE345 only

 

Yellow

Yellow

White (L)

White (L)

Red (R)

Red (R)

STR-DE245 only

 

White (L)

White (L)

Red (R)

Red (R)

Video cable (not supplied) (1 for a TV monitor) (STR- DE345 only)

Yellow Yellow

Hookups

The arrow l indicates signal flow.

TV/SAT

Receiver

TV tuner or Satellite receiver

 

TV/SAT

 

OUTPUT

 

 

VIDEO IN

 

VIDEO

AUDIO IN

 

AUDIO

 

L

L

 

 

 

R

R

 

 

*STR-DE345 only

MONITOR (STR-DE345 only)

Receiver

TV monitor

MONITOR

INPUT

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO

 

VCR

Receiver

VCR

VIDEO

OUTPUT

INPUT

VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN

VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN

AUDIO AUDIO

L

L

R

R

* STR-DE345 only

Use the function buttons (TV/SAT, CD, MD/TAPE etc.) to select the VIDEO AUDIO OUT signal. You can record this audio signal by connecting a recording component such as a cassette deck (to the VIDEO AUDIO OUT jack).

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