Connections; Connecting Av Components; Av Cables & Connectors; Connecting Your Av Components - Onkyo HT-R510 Instruction Manual

Connecting Your AV Components

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 HT-R510'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
Component
video
S-Video
Composite
video
Optical digital
Coaxial digital
Analog
Multi-channel
connection
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P / C P /
R R R
P / C P /
B B B
Y
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 (typi-
cally labeled "L"). And use yellow plugs to connect compos-
ite video inputs and outputs.
Right (red)
Left (white)
(Yellow)
• Push the plugs in all the way to make
a good connection.
• To prevent interference, keep audio
and video cables away from power
cords and speaker cables.
Video
Component video separates the luminance (Y) and color
C
R
difference signals (P
Y P P
B R
C
B
quality. Some TV manufacturers label their component
Y
video inputs differently.
S VIDEO
S-Video provides better picture quality than composite
video.
Composite video can be found on virtually all TVs,
VIDEO
VCRs, and video equipment.
Audio
Optical digital audio connections provide better audio
OPTICAL
quality than analog connections. Audio quality is the
same as for coaxial.
Coaxial digital audio connections provide better audio
COAXIAL
quality than analog connections. Audio quality is the
same as for optical.
AUDIO
RCA/phono analog audio connectors can be found on
L R
virtually all AV components.
To connect an AV component with multiple analog audio
FRONT SURR CENTER
L
outputs, for example, a DVD player with individual 5.1
surround analog outputs, you need to make six connec-
tions, which can be done with three stereo RCA/phono
R
SUB
audio cables.
WOOFER
Right (red)
Analog audio
Left (white)
Composite video
(Yellow)
Right!
Wrong!
, P ), providing the best picture
R B