Connecting Both Audio & Video; Which Connections Should I Use - Onkyo TX-SR705 Instruction Manual

Connecting the AV Receiver/AV Amplifier
Connecting Both Audio & Video
By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver/AV
amplifier, you can select both the audio and video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate input source on
the AV receiver/AV amplifier.
: Signal Flow
Video
Audio
DVD player, etc.

Which Connections Should I Use?

The AV receiver/AV amplifier supports several connection formats for compatibility with a wide range of AV equip-
ment. The format you choose will depend on the formats supported by your other components. Use the following
sections as a guide.
For video components, you must make two connections—one for audio, one for video.
Video Connection Formats
Video equipment can be connected to the AV receiver/AV amplifier by using any one of the following video connection
formats:
composite video, S-Video, component video, or HDMI, the latter offering the best picture quality.
The AV receiver/AV amplifier can upconvert and downconvert between video formats, depending on the HDMI Monitor
setting, which generally determines whether video signals are upconverted for the component video output or the HDMI
output.
For optimal video performance, THX recommends that video signals pass through the system without upconver-
sion (e.g., component video input through to component video output). It's also recommended that you set the
Immediate Display preference to Off (page 93).
■ HDMI Monitor Setting Set to Yes
With the HDMI Monitor setting set to Yes (see
page 47), video input signals flow through the
AV receiver/AV amplifier as shown, with com-
posite video, S-Video, and component video
sources all being upconverted for the HDMI out-
put. Use this setting if you connect the AV
receiver/AV amplifier's HDMI OUT to your TV.
The composite video, S-Video, and component
video outputs pass through their respective input
signals as they are.
Video
Audio
Speakers (see page 23 for connection infor-
mation)
DVD player, etc.
Composite
AV receiver/
AV amplifier
Composite
TV, projector, etc.
TV, projector,
etc.
Video Signal Flow Chart
S-Video Component
IN
MONITOR OUT
Component
S-Video
HDMI
HDMI
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