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Connecting Your Equipment
Connecting VCRs or DVRs
Before making or changing the connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from
the AC outlet.
Connect the video out of your VCR/DVR using either S video or composite video cords, depending on how
you connected the receiver to your TV (see page 16). Use analog audio cords for the audio signal. To
record, you also need to connect a set of audio/video outputs from the receiver to the audio/video inputs
on your VCR/DVR. Note that to record video from a source component, the video connection from the
source to the receiver and from the receiver to the recorder must be the same type.
*The arrows indicate the direction of the signal.
Be careful! For portable DVD players you will need a
specialized optical cord (for the audio) that has a mini
optical plug on one end and a regular optical plug on
the other.
Connecting a Video Component to the Front Panel
Connect a portable DVD player, video game console or any video component to the front panel as show
here. Front video connections are accessed via the front panel input selector as VIDEO.
*The arrows indicate the direction of the signal.
memo
You cannot
assign the digital input on the front panel. If you want to learn more about
this process see "Assigning the Digital Inputs" on page 91.
PCM/
2
DIGITAL /
DTS/MPEG
OUT1
OUT2
IN
R
L
(TV/
SAT)
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
(CD-R/
TAPE1)
2
IN
3
(DVD/
LD)
IN
4
(CD)
USB
AUDIO
PLAY
PLAY
CD-R/
TAPE1
VCR1/
DVR
TV/
SAT
IN
DVD/
LD
IN
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
(Single)
(DVD/LD)
(TV/SAT)
FRONT
CENTER
SUR-
ROUND
SUB
WOOFER
PRE OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
MONITOR OUT
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
VCR2
CD
PHONO/
LINE
DIGITAL
AUDIO
AUDIO
VIDEO
IN
IN
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
VIDEO
S VIDEO
MD/
TAPE2
REC
REC
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGNABLE
MULTI CH IN
OUT
IN
MONITOR OUT 1
MONITOR OUT 2
CONTROL
75
Ω
ANTENNA
AM LOOP
FM UNBAL
R
L
R
L
L
R
L
R
L
R
ASSIGNABLE
SUR-
ROUND
BACK
SUR-
ROUND
FRONT
SUB
WOOF-
ER
CEN-
TER
L
R
L
R
L
R
VCR 1/DVR
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
L
R
L
R
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
VCR 2
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
S-VIDEO
L
R
L
R
DIGITAL IN
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO INPUT
AUDIO
L
R
SELECT
STATION
TUNING
CHARACTER/
SEARCH
EON
MODE
AUDIO-IN/OUT
VIDEO-IN/OUT
DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)
PHONES
HOLD
ON/OFF
COLOR
BRIGHT
MONITOR