CONNECTIONS

Connecting Audio Components

■Connecting to digital jacks

This unit has digital jacks for direct transmission of digital signals through either coaxial or fiber optic cables. You can use the digital jacks to input PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS bitstreams. When you connect components to both the COAXIAL and OPTICAL jacks, priority is given to the input signals from the COAXIAL jack. All digital input jacks are acceptable for 96-kHz sampling digital signals.

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•You can designate the input for each digital jack according to your component by using “3 I/O ASSIGN” in the SET MENU.

•HTR-5450 only

All digital input jacks are acceptable for 96-kHz sampling digital signals.

•HTR-5440 only

When making connections between the digital signal jacks, you should connect the components to the same-named analog audio signal jacks of this unit, because a digital signal cannot be recorded by a recording component connected to this unit.

•All digital signal input jacks are applicable to sampling frequencies of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz.

About the dust protection cap

Pull out the cap from the optical jack before you connect the fiber optic cable. Do not discard the cap. When you are not using the optical jack, be sure to put the cap back in place. This cap protects the jack from dust.

Note

•The OPTICAL jacks on this unit conform to the EIA standard. If you use a fiber optic cable that does not conform to this standard, this unit may not function properly.

■Connecting a CD player

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•The COAXIAL jack is available for a CD player which has coaxial digital output jack.

•When you connect a CD player to both the analog and digital jacks, priority is given to the input signals from the digital jack.

■Connecting an MD recorder, CD recorder or tape deck

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•HTR-5450 only

When you connect your recording component to both the analog and digital input and output jacks, the priority is given to the digital signal.

•HTR-5440 only

Connect the analog input/output jack of your recording component to the AUDIO jacks.

Notes

•When you connect a recording component to this unit, keep its power on while using this unit. If the power is off, this unit may distort the sound from other components.

•HTR-5450 only

Since digital output and analog output (REC OUT) are independent of each other, the analog signal is output only to the analog jack, while the digital signal is output only to the digital jack.

Connecting an External Decoder

This unit is equipped with 6 additional input jacks (left and right MAIN, CENTER, left and right SURROUND and SUBWOOFER) for discrete multi-channel input from an external decoder, sound processor or pre-amplifier.

Connect the output jacks on your external decoder to the 6CH INPUT jacks. Be sure to match the left and right outputs to the left and right input jacks for the main and surround channels.

Notes

•When you select 6CH INPUT as the input source, this unit automatically turns off the digital sound field processor, and you cannot listen to DSP programs.

•When you select 6CH INPUT as the input source, changing items of “1 SPEAKER SET” in the SET MENU is not affected (except “MAIN LVL”).

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