Connecting your equipment
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Connecting a DVD/HDD recorder, VCR
and other video sources
This receiver has two sets of audio/video inputs and
outputs suitable for connecting analog or digital video
devices, including DVD/HDD recorders and VCRs.
1
Connect the audio/video outputs of the video
player/recorder to the DVR/VCR1 AUDIO and VIDEO
inputs.
Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio
connection and a video or S-video cable for the video
connection.
• For a second recorder, use the
DVR/VCR2 IN
inputs.
2
If the device can record, connect the DVR/VCR1
AUDIO and VIDEO outputs to the recorder’s audio/
video inputs.
Use a stereo RCA/phono jack audio cable for the audio
connection and a video or S-video cable for the video
connection.
• For a second recorder, use the
DVR/VCR2
outputs.
3
If the device can output digital audio, connect an
optical-type
1
digital audio output from the recorder to
the OPTICAL IN 3 (DVR/VCR1) input.
Use an optical cable for the connection.
2
Using the component video jacks
Component video should give superior picture quality
when compared to composite or S-video. You can also
take advantage of progressive scan video (if your source
and TV are both compatible), which delivers a very stable,
flicker-free picture. See the manuals that came with your
TV and source component to check whether they are
compatible with progressive-scan video.
1
Connect the component video outputs of your source
to a set of ASSIGNABLE COMPONENT VIDEO inputs.
Connect using a three-way component video cable.
OUT1
ZONE3
OUT2
FM UNBAL 75
Ω
AM LOOP
MONI-
TOR
OUT
MONI-
TOR
OUT
OUT
CD
CD-R/
TAPE/
MD
DVD/LD
BD
TV/SAT
VIDEO /
GAME 1
OUT
DVR/
VCR 1
DVR/
VCR 2
OUT
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
SUB W.
CENTER
F
SUR-
ROUND
SURROUND BACK
CONTROL
OUT
PHONO
IN
IN
IN
IN
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
DIGITAL
COMPONENT VIDEO
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGN-
ABLE
OUT
IN
IN
OUT
ANTENNA
MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE
IN
1
IN
2
1
12 V TRIGGER
2
ZONE2
ZONE2
ZONE2
MAIN
(DC OUT 12V/
TOTAL 50 mA MAX)
OUT
(TV/SAT)
(BD)
(BD)
(VIDEO/GAME 1)
(DVD/
LD)
1
IN
2
(DVR/
VCR 1)
IN
3
(DVD/
LD)
IN
1
(CD)
IN
IN
XM
2
IN
2
IN
OUT
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
3
IN
4
R
L
HDMI
MULTI-ZONE
& SOURCE
MULTI-ZONE
& SOURCE
/REC SEL
IR
IN
3
(CD-R)
IN
4
4
1
(DVD/LD)
(BD)
IN
1
IN
2
IN
1
IN
2
2
1
3
1
ASSIGNABLE
4
1
R
L
L
L
L
R
R
R
VIDEO
AUDIO
AUDIO
S-VIDEO
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
LAN (10/100)
ASSIGN-
ABLE
2
1
AV OUT
VIDEO
AUDIO
R
L
AV IN
S-VIDEO
AUDIO
R
L
VIDEO S-VIDEO
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
DIGITAL OUT
DVR, VCR, etc.
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Note
1 • In order to record, you must connect the analog audio cables (the digital connection is for playback only).
• If your video component doesn’t have a digital audio output, you can skip this step.
2 If your recorder only has a coaxial digital output, you can connect it to one of the coaxial inputs on this receiver using a coaxial digital audio cable. When
you set up the receiver you’ll need to tell the receiver which input you connected the recorder to (see also
The Input Setup menu
on page 67).
OUT1
ZONE3
OUT2
FM UNBAL 75
Ω
AM LOOP
MONI-
TOR
OUT
MONI-
TOR
OUT
OUT
CD
CD-R/
TAPE/
MD
DVD/LD
BD
TV/SAT
VIDEO /
GAME 1
OUT
DVR/
VCR 1
DVR/
VCR 2
OUT
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
SUB W.
CENTER
F
SUR-
ROUND
SURROUND BACK
CONTROL
OUT
PHONO
IN
IN
IN
IN
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
DIGITAL
COMPONENT VIDEO
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGN-
ABLE
OUT
IN
IN
OUT
ANTENNA
MULTI-ZONE & SOURCE
IN
1
IN
2
1
12 V TRIGGER
2
ZONE2
ZONE2
ZONE2
MAIN
(DC OUT 12V/
TOTAL 50 mA MAX)
OUT
(TV/SAT)
(BD)
(BD)
(VIDEO/GAME 1)
(DVD/
LD)
1
IN
2
(DVR/
VCR 1)
IN
3
(DVD/
LD)
IN
1
(CD)
IN
IN
XM
2
IN
2
IN
OUT
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
3
IN
4
R
L
HDMI
MULTI-ZONE
& SOURCE
MULTI-ZONE
& SOURCE
/REC SEL
IR
IN
3
(CD-R)
IN
4
4
1
(DVD/LD)
(BD)
IN
1
IN
2
IN
1
IN
2
2
1
3
1
ASSIGNABLE
4
1
R
L
L
L
L
R
R
R
VIDEO
AUDIO
AUDIO
S-VIDEO
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
LAN (10/100)
ASSIGN-
ABLE
2
1
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Y
P
B
P
R
COMPONENT
VIDEO
Y
P
B
P
R
COMPONENT
VIDEO
2
1
TV
DVD player
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