About Av Connections - Onkyo 29344934 Instruction Manual

Connecting the AV receiver—Continued

About AV Connections

• Before making any AV connections, read the manuals
supplied with your other AV components.
• Don't connect the power cord until you've completed
and double-checked all AV connections.
Optical Digital Jacks
The AV receiver's optical digital jacks have shutter-type
covers that open when an optical plug is inserted and
close when it's removed. Push plugs in all the way.
Caution:
To prevent shutter damage, hold the optical plug straight
when inserting and removing.
AV Cables and Jacks
Video/Audio
HDMI
Video
Y
Component
P
video cable
P
Composite
video cable
Audio
Optical
digital audio
cable
Coaxial
digital audio
cable
Analog audio
cable (RCA)
Stereo mini
plug cable
Note: The AV receiver does not support SCART connections.
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Cable
Y
P /C
/C
B B
B B
P /C
/C
R R
R R
AV Connection Color Coding
RCA-type 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 plugs in all the way to make
good connections (loose
connections can cause noise or
malfunctions).
• To prevent interference, keep
audio and video cables away from
power cords and speaker cables.
Jack
HDMI connections can carry uncompressed standard-
HDMI
or high-definition digital video and audio and offer the
best picture and sound quality.
Component video separates the luminance (Y) and
Y
color difference signals (P
picture quality. (Some TV manufacturers label their
C /P
B B
component video jacks slightly differently.)
C /P
R R
Composite video is commonly used on TVs, VCRs,
V and other video equipment.
This offers the best sound quality and allows you to
OPTICAL
enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS. The audio quality is the
same as for coaxial.
This offers the best sound quality and allows you to
COAXIAL
enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS. The audio quality is the
same as for optical.
This cable carries analog audio. It's the most common
L
connection format for analog audio and can be found
R on virtually all AV components.
This cable carries analog audio.
Analog audio
Left (white)
Right (red)
Composite video
(Yellow)
Right!
Wrong!
Description
, P ), providing the best
R B