Connections

General notes on connections

Be sure to turn off this unit and unplug the power cable before you make or change connections.

Depending on the component you want to connect, there are various ways to make connections. Possible connections are described below.

Refer to the manuals supplied with your other components as necessary to make the best connections.

Do not connect this unit via your VCR. The video quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.

Do not connect the audio out jack of this unit to the phono in jack of your audio system.

Audio connections

Digital connection

This unit has a digital coaxial output jack. Connect the DIGITAL OUT - COAXIAL jack of this unit to your AV receiver equipped with a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder using a commercially available coaxial digital audio cable.

This unit (Europe model)

PR / CR COMPONENT Y

VIDEO

 

COAXIAL

PB / CB

S VIDEO

AV

AUDIO OUT DIGITALOUT

VIDEO OUT

 

C

Coaxial digital audio cable

C

AV receiver

Notes

You need to set [DIGITAL OUTPUT] to [ALL] (see “DIGITAL OUTPUT” on page 32).

If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver, the receiver produces a distorted sound or no sound at all. Make sure to select the appropriate audio format from the menu screen on the disc. Pressing AUDIO on the remote control once or more may change not only the audio languages but also the audio format. The selected format appears on the TV screen for several seconds.

If you want to enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS formats, you must connect this unit to an AV receiver that supports these formats.

Analog connection

This unit has 2-ch analog output jacks. Connect the AUDIO OUT (L, R) jacks of this unit to the corresponding input jacks of your audio component (such as a stereo amplifier) using the supplied RCA stereo cable (Europe and Russia models) or audio/video cable (other models).

This unit (Europe model)

 

 

PR / CR COMPONENT Y

VIDEO

 

 

 

COAXIAL

PB / CB

S VIDEO

AV

 

 

AUDIO OUT DIGITALOUT

VIDEO OUT

 

 

 

L

R

RCA stereo cable (Europe and Russia

 

 

 

 

models) or audio/video cable

 

 

 

(other models)

 

 

 

(supplied)

 

 

L

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo

 

 

 

 

 

amplifier

 

L

R

 

 

 

 

English

Speakers

Speakers

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