Audio Outputs - Marantz SR5004 Manual

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Playstation2, and Playstation3). Some components will only offer an optical output (the
game consoles, for example), but many others will offer both. Because the SR5004's
coaxial and optical inputs can be assigned to any input, there is no restriction on which
is used. The only limitation is the quantity available: two coaxial inputs, two rear optical
inputs, and one front optical input. Of those, the front optical input can only be used with
the front input AUX, while the others can be used with any other inputs. Sources that
have only coaxial or only optical digital output should get first priority for the inputs, after
which sources that offer both outputs can use the remaining inputs.
Some sources will offer a multichannel analog audio output. This is typically offered by
DVD players that support DVD-Audio and/or SACD (both high-resolution audio formats
that can only be output as multichannel analog or via HDMI) and by some Blu-ray
players. The 7.1 channel analog audio connection is only required for DVD-Audio,
SACD, and the newer audio formats offered by Blu-ray. With the SR5004's support for
HDMI and for decoding of all of these formats, there should be no need to use 7.1
channel analog output with Blu-ray players. DVD-Audio can be output over HDMI for
players that include an HDMI v1.1 output; otherwise, you will need to connect the 7.1
channel analog output of your player to the SR5004's 7.1 channel analog input. SACD
can be output over HDMI v1.2, but without an HDMI v1.2 output (or an HDMI v1.1
player that can decode SACD's to multichannel PCM) you will need to connect the
player's 7.1 channel analog output to the SR5004. For 5.1 analog outputs, connect the
surround left and right to the surround left and right channels of the multichannel analog
input, leaving the surround back inputs empty. See page 19 to configure the 7.1 channel
analog input.
There are some sources that do not offer digital audio output or a multichannel analog
output. These would include VCR's, cassette tapes, older CD players, LaserDisc
players, camcorders, portable music players, and the Nintendo Wii. For these devices,
connect the left (white) and right (red) jacks from the source's output to the left and right
jacks of a free input.
In the next section, we will touch on audio outputs for recording and for Zones A and B.
In order for sources to make use of the analog record and Zone A outputs, they must
have stereo analog connections to the SR5004. Sources that have already been
connected with a digital cable will also require stereo analog cables. The optical digital
output will only work with inputs that have a digital (optical or coaxial) audio input. If this
output will be used for either recording or Zone B output, the associated inputs will need
to have a digital audio input connected and assigned. See page 18 for information about
assigning digital inputs.

Audio Outputs

The SR5004 offers an array of audio outputs. The most important are the speaker
outputs and the main multichannel pre-amp outputs, which will be connected to a
separate power amplifier (if an amplifier is used) and subwoofer. We will also discuss
the record outputs and Zone A/Zone B outputs.
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