Connecting Your Components—Continued
Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Playback
With this hookup, you can use your VCR's tuner to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV
Hint!
receiver, useful if your TV has no audio outputs.
If you have two video recorders (e.g., a VCR and a DVD recorder), connect one recorder to the VIDEO 1 IN jacks, as
shown here, and connect the other recorder to the VIDEO 2 IN jacks in the same way.
Step 1: Video Connection
Choose a video connection that matches your VCR or DVD recorder ( ,
If you use connection
, you must connect the AV receiver to your TV with the same type of connection.
A
Step 2: Audio Connection
Choose an audio connection that matches your VCR or DVD recorder ( ,
• With connection
, you can listen to the VCR or DVD recorder even in Zone 2.
a
• To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection
.)
c
Connection
COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2
A
B
C
a
DIGITAL COAXIAL IN 2
b
DIGITAL OPTICAL IN 1
c
b
COAXIAL
IN 2
c
OPTICAL
IN 1
A
Connect one
or the other
b
AV receiver
VIDEO 1 IN S
VIDEO 1 IN V
VIDEO 1 IN L/R
COMPONENT VIDEO
IN 2
Y
C
/P
B
B
C
/P
R
R
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
Y
P
OUT
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
, or
A B
C
, or
a b
or
. (To listen in Zone 2 as well, use
c
Signal flow
VCR or DVD recorder
⇐
Component video output
⇐
S-Video output
⇐
Composite video output
⇐
Analog audio L/R output
⇐
Digital coaxial output
⇐
Digital optical output
L
R
P
AUDIO
S VIDEO
B
R
OUT
OUT
VCR,
DVD recorder
, and then make the connection.
)
), and then make the connection.
c
and
, or
a
b
a
Picture quality
Best
Better
Standard
C
C
VIDEO 1
IN
V
B
B
VIDEO 1
IN
S
a
IN
L
R
VIDEO 1
VIDEO
OUT
and
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