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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS
Installation and Connections
connections, it is also necessary to connect the
standard, composite or S-Video outputs of the
source device to the AVR 7300 if you wish to
take advantage of the record outputs or have
video routed to a second room. The record out-
puts and multiroom system cannot accept com-
ponent inputs, nor are component inputs down-
converted for use with these outputs.
Video Connection Notes:
• All component inputs/outputs can be used for
RGB signals too, in the same way as described
for the Y/Pr/Pb signals, then connected to the
jacks with the corresponding color.
But this is only correct as long as only the
three RGB video signals are output by the
video source, with a sync signal in the "G"
signal only, without any sync signal output
separately by the source.
SCART A/V Connections
For the connections described above your video
device needs RCA (cinch) connectors or/and S-
Video connectors for all Audio and Video signals:
Any normal video device (Not SVHS or High 8)
for only playback needs 3 RCA jacks, VCRs for
record and playback even 6 RCA jacks. Any
S-Video device (SVHS, High 8) needs 2 RCA
(Audio) and 1 S-Video jack (Video), if it´s a play-
back unit, or 4 RCA (Audio In/Out) and
2 S-Video (Video In/Out) jacks, if it´s a recording
VCR.
Many european video devices are equipped with
RCA (Cinch) or S-Video jacks only partially, not
for all audio and video in/outputs needed as
described above, but with a so called Scart or
Euro-AV connector (almost rectangular jack with
21 pins, see drawings on next page).
In that case the following Scart to Cinch
adapters or cables are needed:
• Units for playback, such as satellite receivers,
camcorders, DVD or LD players, need an
adapter from Scart to 3 RCA plugs, see fig. 1
(normal video devices) or from Scart to 2
RCA+1 S-Video plugs, see fig. 4 (S-Video
devices).
• HiFi VCRs need an adapter from Scart to 6
RCA plugs, see fig. 2 (normal video), or from
Scart to 4 Audio+2S-Video jacks, see fig. 5
(S-Video VCR). Read carefully the instruction
attached to the adapter to find which of the
six plugs is used for the record signal to the
VCR (connect with the AVR´s Out jacks) and
for the playback signal from the VCR (connect
with the AVR´s In jacks). Do not misconnect
Audio and Video signals. Don´t hesitate to con-
sult your dealer, if you are uncertain.
• If you use only normal video devices the TV
monitor needs an adapter from 3 RCA plugs
to Scart (fig. 3) only. If also S-Video devices are
used an adapter from 2 RCA+1S-Video plugs
to Scart is needed additionally (fig. 6), con-
nected to the SCART input on your TV that is
provided for S-Video.
Note that only the video plugs (the "yellow"
cinch plug in fig. 3 and the S-Video plug in
fig. 6) must be connected to the
TV Monitor
Output
, and the volume on the TV must be
reduced to minimum.
Important Note for Adapter Cables:
If the cinch connectors of the adapter you’ll use
are labeled, connect the Audio and Video ”In”
plugs with the corresponding Audio and Video
”In” jacks on the AVR (and with a VCR connect
the ”Out” plugs to the ”Out” jacks on the AVR).
Note that with some adapter types it may be
just turned around: If no signal is audible/ visible
when the VCR is playing connect the “Out”
plugs to the ”In” jacks on the AVR and turned
around. If the adapter plugs are not labeled in
that way, pay attention to the signal flow direc-
tions as shown in the diagrams above and in the
instruction attached to the adapter. If uncertain,
don’t hesitate to consult your dealer.
6. If your DVD Player has Y/Pr/Pb analog compo-
nent video outputs, connect them to the
DVD
Component Video Inputs
. Although this
set of inputs may be assigned to any of the four
video inputs on the AVR 7300, the factory default
is for this input to be assigned to the
DVD
Audio Inputs
*
Remember to make a digital
audio connection between the DVD player and
the AVR, with the
Coaxial Digital Input 1
being the factory default. For information on
changing the input assignments for either the
component video jacks or the DVD player’s audio
connection, see page 20.
7. If you have other devices with Y/Pr/Pb or RGB
component video outputs, connect the source
device to the
Component Video 1 or 2
Inputs
. The audio connections may be to
any of the
Video Audio Inputs
+-
Ô
or the
Optical
or
Coaxial Digital Inputs
*Ó
. When using either of the
Component Video Inputs, make certain that the
audio and video inputs are properly configured in
the
IN/OUT SETUP
menu, as described on
page 20.
8. If the component video inputs are used,
connect the
Component Video Output
to
the component video inputs of your TV, projector
or display device.
9. If you have a camcorder, video game or other
audio/video device that is connected to the AVR
on a temporary, rather than permanent basis,
connect the audio, video and digital audio out-
puts of that device to the
Front Panel Inputs
*ÓÔ
. A device connected to the
Video 5
jacks
Ô
is selected as the Video 5 input, and
connected to the digital jacks
*Ó
it is selected
as "Optical 4" or "Coaxial 4" input. (See page
20 for more information on input configuration.)
10. When connecting the AVR 7300 to a “digital
ready”, “HDTV compatible” or high-definition
display (which is any device capable of
accepting an input signal of 480P or higher),
you are able to take advantage of the unit’s
advanced video processing circuitry which
converts all video signals to a 480P output.
Since the AVR 7300 displays the on-screen
menus with upconverted video, the connec-
tion from the AVR 7300 to the display need
only be one set of Y/Pr/Pb component video
cables to the
Component Video Monitor
Output
.
11. When connecting the AVR 7300 to a stan-
dard, analog video display that has standard
composite and S-Video inputs only, compo-
nent video inputs may not be used. In this
case, connect the
Video Monitor Output
to the matching composite and S-Video
inputs on your video display, depending on
which types of video are used by your source
devices.
NOTE:
When source devices such as a progres-
sive scan DVD player or HDTV set-top box are
connected to the AVR 7300 via component video
