The Outlaws’ Guide to the Marantz SR5004
Marantz SR5004
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sources that support HD resolutions (such as Blu-ray Disc players and some game
consoles) will need to be set to output a 480i video signal.
Composite Video Display Tier
This final display tier is not likely to be common among SR5004 owners. For those rare
cases, however, all sources (regardless of their capabilities) must be connected with a
composite video cable to one of the four rear AV inputs or the front AV input.
Record Video Inputs
The record video output is limited to composite video. No transcoding is supported in
conjunction with this output, so any sources that you intend to record from will need to
be connected using composite video as well. Some sources may already be connected
using a superior video connection. In those cases, the composite video connection will
be ignored for the main display output, but will be used by the record output.
Audio Inputs
As video is only half of home theater, completing the video connections brings us
roughly half-way through our wiring. The next step is audio. We have four possible
options for delivering audio to the SR5004: HDMI, coaxial/optical digital, multichannel
analog, and stereo analog.
Audio Input Connections (Digital and Analog)
For the
HDMI
sources previously connected under Video Inputs, the audio will typically
already be covered. This is because HDMI was developed to provide a single-cable
connection for both audio and video signals, and almost all HDMI sources make use of
this capability.
For our other video sources (
DVI
,
Component
, and
Composite
) and for audio-only
sources, we need to make a separate audio connection. Typically, a coaxial or optical
digital audio connection will be the first choice. Sources that will normally offer this
connection include DVD players, cable and satellite receivers (excluding analog cable
boxes), network media players, and most recent game consoles (Xbox, Xbox360,
