Connecting The Av Receiver; Before Making Any Connections - Onkyo TX-SR502 Instruction Manual

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Connecting the AV Receiver

Before Making Any Connections

• Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.
• Don't connect the power cord until you've completed
and double-checked all audio and video connections.
Optical Digital Inputs
The AV Receiver's optical digital inputs 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 & Sockets
Video
Cable
Y
Component
P
B
video cable
P
R
S-Video cable
Composite
video cable
Audio
Cable
Optical digital
audio cable
Coaxial digital
audio cable
Analog audio
cable (RCA)
Multichannel
analog audio
cable (RCA)
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RCA 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.
Right (red)
Left (white)
(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.
Socket
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 sockets slightly differently.)
P
R
S-Video separates the luminance and color signals
and provides better picture quality than composite
S VIDEO
video.
Composite video is commonly used on TVs, VCRs,
and other video equipment. Use only dedicated
VIDEO
composite video cables.
Socket
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
COAXIAL
enjoy surround sound (e.g., Dolby Digital, DTS).
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
it's typically used to connect DVD players with
FRONT SURR CENTER
L
individual 5.1-channel analog audio outputs. Sev-
eral standard analog audio cables can be used
R
SUB
instead of a multichannel cable.
WOOFER
DVD
Analog audio
Right (red)
Left (white)
Composite video
(Yellow)
Right!
Wrong!
Description
, P ), providing the best
R B
Description