Connecting The Dv-L55; Before Making Any Connections; Av Cables & Connectors - Onkyo DV-L55 Instruction Manual

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Connecting the DV-L55

Before Making Any Connections

• Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.
• Don't connect the power cord until you've completed
all audio and video connections.
Optical Digital Inputs
The DV-L55's optical digital connectors have a shutter-
type cover that opens when an optical plug is inserted,
and closes when it's removed. Push the plug in all the
way.
AV Cables & Connectors
Y
Component
P / C
B B
video
P / C
R R
S-Video
Composite
video
Scart
(European
model only)
Optical digital
Coaxial digital
Analog
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RCA/phono AV Connection Color Coding
RCA/phono AV connections are usually color coded:
red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-
channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled "R").
Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and
outputs (typically labeled "L"). And use yellow plugs to
connect composite video inputs and outputs.
Left (white)
Right (red)
(Yellow)
• Push each plug in all the way to
make a good connection (loose
connections can cause noise or
malfunctions).
• To prevent interference, keep
audio and video cables away from
power cords and speaker cables.
Video
Component video separates the luminance (Y) and
Y P
Y
B
color difference signals (P
P / C
B B
picture quality. Some TV manufacturers label their
P / C
R R component video inputs differently.
P
R
S-Video provides better picture quality than com-
S VIDEO
posite video.
Composite video can be found on virtually all TVs,
VIDEO
VCRs, and video equipment.
SCART connections carry audio and video (com-
AV CONNECTOR
posite, S-Video, RGB) all in one cable.
Audio
Optical digital audio connections provide better
OPTICAL
audio quality than analog connections.
Coaxial digital audio connections provide better
COAXIAL
audio quality than analog connections.
RCA/phono analog audio connectors can be found
L
on virtually all AV components.
AUDIO
OUTPUT
ANALOG
R
Analog audio
Left (white)
Right (red)
Composite video
(Yellow)
Right!
Wrong!
, P ), providing the best
R B