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INSTALLATION

HDMI Connections

• Choose the HDMI connection if it’s available on your source device

and your TV. A HDMI connection carries both digital audio and video,
enabling a single-cable connection from the source device to the
AVR. Except as noted below, no other audio or video connections
are required.

NOTE:

If your DVD-Audio, SACD, Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD player

is not capable of outputting multichannel digital audio through its
HDMI output, make additional 6-/8-channel analog audio connections.

Audio Connections (for non-HDMI sources)

• Choose one digital audio connection: Optical or Coaxial

• Optional, or where digital audio is not available: Analog audio for

making recordings for personal use or as a backup. Analog audio is
required for older analog sources that don’t have digital audio outputs,
such as cassette decks.

Video Connections (for non-HDMI sources)

(choose only one, and make sure that type is available on your TV)

• Component video

• Composite video

• S-video

NOTES:

• If the video display is equipped with a DVI digital video input,

make sure it is also HDCP-compliant (High-Bandwidth Digital
Content Protection) to display copy-protected materials.

• If the source or video display has a DVI input, use an HDMI-

to-DVI adapter (not included), and make separate audio
connections.

Connect a DVD, SACD, Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD Player

HDMI Video:

f the DVD player and the TV both have an HDMI

connector, connect the player as follows (see Figure 20):

• Connect the DVD player’s HDMI output to the HDMI 1, 2 or 3 Input on

the AVR.

Figure 20 – Connecting An HDMI-Equipped Disc Player

If the player is capable of playing multichannel discs, including DVD-
Audio, SACD, Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD, but it is not capable of

outputting the multichannel audio through its HDMI output, make the
following additional connections (see Figure 21):

• Connect the DVD player’s 6-/8-channel analog audio outputs to the

6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs on the AVR.

Figure 21 – Connecting a Multichannel Audio Player

Component Video:

If the DVD player or the TV does not have an

HDMI connector, but they both have component video connectors,
connect the player as follows (see Figure 22):

• Connect the DVD player’s component video output to the Component

Video 1 or 2 Input on the AVR.

• Connect one of the DVD player’s digital audio outputs to one of the

Coaxial or Optical inputs on the AVR.

Figure 22 – Connecting a Component-Video-Equipped Disc Player

If the player is capable of playing multichannel discs, including DVD-Audio,
SACD, Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD, make the following additional connection
(see Figure 21):

• Connect the DVD player’s 6-/8-channel analog audio outputs to the

6-/8-Channel Analog Audio Inputs on the AVR.

Composite/S-Video:

If the best video connection common to both

the DVD player and the TV is either S-video or composite video, follow
these steps (see Figure 23):

• Connect the DVD player’s S-video or composite video output (use one

connection only) to the Video 1, 2 or 3 Input on the AVR. You may also
use the Video 4 Composite or S-video Input located on the AVR’s front
panel (see Figure 31).

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