Connections

Connecting audio components

Notes

To make a digital connection to a component other than the default component assigned to each the DIGITAL INPUT jack or the DIGITAL OUTPUT jack, select the corresponding setting for “OPTICAL OUT”, “OPTICAL IN”, or “COAXIAL IN” in “I/O ASSIGNMENT” (see page 76).

Connect your turntable to the GND terminal of this unit to reduce noise in the signal. However, you may hear less noise without the connection to the GND terminal for some turntables.

The PHONO jacks are only compatible with a turntable with an MM or a high-output MC cartridge. To connect a turntable with a low- output MC cartridge to the PHONO jacks, use an in-line boosting transformer or an MC-head amplifier.

When you connect both the DIGITAL INPUT (OPTICAL) jack and the DIGITAL INPUT (COAXIAL) jack to an audio component, the priority is given to the DIGITAL INPUT (COAXIAL) jack.

 

CD recorder, MD

Turntable

recorder or tape deck

 

 

Audio out

Audio in

 

Opticalin

 

Opticalout

Ground

 

Audioout

 

 

 

 

L R

L R

L R

O

 

O

 

PREPARATION

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI CH INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT (8CH)

 

CENTER

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GND R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHONO

CD

IN

MD/

OUT

DVD

DTV/CBL

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

SB (8CH)

SURROUND

SUB

FRO

(PLAY) CD-R (REC)

DVR

 

 

VCR

WOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI

 

 

MD/CD-R

MD/CD-R

DVD

DTV/CBL

CD

DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

3

4

5

6

 

 

DVD

 

DTV/CBL

DVR

 

 

DIGITAL

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

COAXIAL

 

 

IN1

 

IN2

IN3

 

TUNER

OUTPUT

 

 

DIGITAL INPUT

 

 

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT B/ZONE B/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT A

 

CENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK/B

 

 

 

 

PRESENCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

R EXTRA SP L

 

R

L

 

 

R

L

R

L

REMOTE OUT

SIN

L R

L R

C Coaxial

Audio

out

out

 

 

Audio

 

out

TUNER

CD player

indicates recommended connections

indicates alternative connections

English

 

(One for the audio connection)

 

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