About Av Connections - Onkyo TX-NR1008 Instruction Manual

About AV Connections

Connected image with AV components
HDMI cable
TV, projector, etc.
• Before making any AV connections, read the manuals supplied with your AV components.
• Don't connect the power cord until you've completed and double-checked all AV connections.
• Push plugs in all the way to make good connections (loose connections can cause noise or malfunc-
tions).
• To prevent interference, keep audio and video cables away from power cords and speaker cables.
AV Cables and Jacks
Signal Cable
Video and HDMI
Audio
Video Component video
Analog RGB
S-Video
Composite video
Audio Optical digital
audio
Coaxial digital
audio
Analog audio
(RCA)
Multichannel ana-
log audio (RCA)
* Available sampling rate for PCM input signal is 32/44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz. Even 176.4/192 kHz is effective in case of the HDMI con-
nection.
Note
• The AV receiver does not support SCART plugs.
• 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.
: Video & Audio
AV receiver
Blu-ray Disc/
DVD player
Game console
Jack
Y
P /C
B B
P /C
R R
V
L
R
Other cables
TV, projector, etc.
Description
HDMI connections can carry digital video and audio.
HDMI
Component video separates the luminance (Y) and color
Green
difference signals (P
Blue ture quality (some TV manufacturers label their compo-
nent video sockets slightly differently).
Red
This is a conventional analog interface to connect a PC and
a display device (also called D-Sub or D-subminiature).
S-Video separates the luminance and color signals and pro-
vides better picture quality than composite video.
Composite video is commonly used on TVs, VCRs, and
Yellow
other video equipment.
Optical digital connections allow you to enjoy digital
OPTICAL
sound such as PCM
quality is the same as coaxial.
Coaxial digital connections allow you to enjoy digital
Orange
sound such as PCM
quality is the same as optical.
Analog audio connections (RCA) carry analog audio.
White
Red
This cable carries multichannel analog audio and is typi-
cally used to connect DVD players with a 7.1-channel ana-
log audio output. Several standard analog audio cables can
be used instead of a multichannel cable.
: Video : Audio
AV receiver
Blu-ray Disc/
DVD player
Game console
Right!
Wrong!
/C , P C ), providing the best pic-
B B R/ R
*
, Dolby Digital or DTS. The audio
* , Dolby Digital or DTS. The audio
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