Connecting Your Components; About Av Connections - Onkyo TX-SR304E Instruction Manual

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Connecting Your Components

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 jack has shutter-type
cover 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 & Jacks
Video
Cable
Y
Component
P
B
video cable
P
R
Composite
video cable
Audio
Cable
Optical digital
audio cable
Coaxial digital
audio cable
Analog audio
cable (RCA)
Multichannel
analog audio
cable (RCA)
Note: The AV receiver does not support SCART plugs.
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AV Connection Color Coding
RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red,
white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan-
nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled "R"). Use
white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and out-
puts (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 connec-
tions can cause noise or malfunc-
tions).
• To prevent interference, keep
audio and video cables away from
power cords and speaker cables.
Jack
Component video separates the luminance (Y) and
Y
Y
color difference signals (P
P
B
P
B picture quality. (Some TV manufacturers label their
P
R
component video jacks slightly differently.)
P
R
Composite video is commonly used on TVs, VCRs,
and other video equipment. Use only dedicated
VIDEO
composite video cables.
Jack
Offers the best sound quality and allows you to
OPTICAL
enjoy surround sound (e.g., Dolby Digital, DTS).
The audio quality is the same as for coaxial.
Offers the best sound quality and allows you to
enjoy surround sound (e.g., Dolby Digital, DTS).
COAXIAL
The audio quality is the same as for optical.
This cable carries analog audio. It's the most com-
L
mon connection format for analog audio and can be
R
found on virtually all AV components.
This cable carries multichannel analog audio and is
typically used to connect DVD players with a 5.1-
channel analog audio output. Several standard ana-
log audio cables can be used instead of a multichan-
nel cable.
Analog audio
Left (white)
Right (red)
Composite video
(Yellow)
Right!
Wrong!
Description
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R B
Description