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Device Type

AVR 146 Source Input

Audio Connections

Video Connections

VCR, DVR, PVR,

Video 1

• Video 1 Analog (inputs and outputs)

•

One

of Component Video 2, Video 1 S-video

TiVo or other

and

Video 1 Composite Video Input

audio/video recorder

• Any one available coaxial or optical

• For recording, use Video 1 S-video or

digital audio input with corresponding

Composite Video Output, and do not use

coax digital output

component video connections at all

Cable TV, Satellite,

Video 2

• Video 2 Analog Inputs

and

•

One

of Component Video 2, Video 2

HDTV or other

• Optical 1 Input

S-video, Video 2 composite video input

device that delivers
television programs

TV, game console,

Video 3 (front-panel jacks)

• Video 3 Analog Inputs

and

•

One

of Component Video 2, Video 3 S-video

camera or other

•

Either

Coax 3 or Optical 3 Input

Video 3 Composite Video Input

audio/video device

DVD Audio/Video,

DVD

• DVD Analog Inputs

• Component Video 1 Input

SACD, HD-DVD,

• 6-Channel Inputs (optional)

and

Blu-ray Disc

• Coax 1 Input

HDMI-capable DVD

HDMI 1

• Coaxial 2 digital audio input

• HDMI 1 Input

player or other audio/
video device

HDMI-capable DVD

HDMI 2

• Optical 2 digital audio input

• HDMI 2 Input

player or other audio/
video device

CD player

• CD Analog Inputs

and

• Not required

• Any one available coaxial or optical

digital audio input

CDR, MiniDisc,

Tape

• Tape Analog (inputs and outputs)

and

• Not required

cassette

• Any one available coaxial or optical

digital audio input

• Use corresponding coax digital output

INSTALLATION

Table 2 – Recommended Source Component Connections

NOTE

: The AVR 146 is equipped with a total of six digital audio

inputs, four on the rear panel (Coaxial 1 and 2, Optical 1 and 2)
and two on the front panel (Coaxial 3 and Optical 3), which may
be assigned to any of the eight source inputs (DVD, Video 1
through 3, HDMI 1 and 2, CD and Tape). We recommend
certain digital audio connections simply because, as reflected in
Table A1 of the Appendix, those digital audio inputs are assigned

to those sources by default at the factory. But any digital audio
input may be reassigned to any source. Since you may not be
using all eight source inputs, you may reassign a digital audio
input that is recommended for a source you aren’t using to
another device. Table 2 is a guideline; you may need to make
adjustments to fit your system.

NOTE

: It’s possible for a source to use none of the connections

named for that source. For example, you might connect your
DVD player to the Component Video 1 inputs and the Coax 1
digital audio input. However, we will refer to this source as
“DVD”, and in Step Five of the Initial Setup section you will
program the receiver so that these connections are assigned to
the DVD source. When you select “DVD” as your source using
the front panel or the remote, the correct connections for your
DVD player will be used.

We recommend connecting your various sources using the connections
shown in Table 2 below in order to simplify programming your receiver
and remote control. However, you may connect any device to any
source input.

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