Which Connections Should I Use - Onkyo HT HT-S7300 Instruction Manual

Which Connections Should I Use?

The AV receiver supports several connection formats for compatibility with a wide range of AV equipment. The format
you choose will depend on the formats supported by your components. Use the following sections as a guide.
The on-screen setup menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected to
the MONITOR OUT V or the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT, use the AV receiver's display when changing settings.
Video Connection Formats
Video component can be connected by using any one of the following video connection formats: composite video, com-
ponent video, or HDMI, the latter offering the best picture quality.
Video input signals flow through the AV receiver as shown,
with composite video and component video sources all being
upconverted for the HDMI output.
The composite video and component video outputs pass
through their respective input signals as they are.
When you connect audio component to an HDMI or COM-
PONENT input, you must assign that input to an input selec-
tor (➔ 39).
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Signal Selection
If signals are present at more than one input, the inputs will
be selected automatically in the following order of priority:
HDMI, component video, composite video.
However, for component video only, regardless of whether a
component video signal is actually present, if a component
video input is assigned to the input selector, that component
video input will be selected. And if no component video
input is assigned to the input selector, this will be interpreted
as no component video signal being present.
In the Signal Selection Example shown on the right, video
signals are present at both the HDMI and composite video
inputs, however, the HDMI signal is automatically selected
as the source and video is output by the HDMI outputs.
Audio Connection Formats
Audio component can be connected by using any of the
following audio connection formats: analog, optical, coax-
ial, or HDMI.
When choosing a connection format, bear in mind that the
AV receiver does not convert digital input signals for ana-
log line outputs and vice versa. For example, audio signals
connected to an optical or coaxial digital input are not out-
put by the analog VCR/DVR OUT.
If signals are present at more than one input, the inputs
will be selected automatically in the following order of pri-
ority: HDMI, digital, analog.
Video Signal Flow Chart
Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, etc.
Composite
AV receiver
MONITOR OUT
Composite
TV, projector, etc.
Signal Selection Example
Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, etc.
Composite
AV receiver
MONITOR OUT
Composite
TV, projector, etc.
Audio Signal Flow Chart
Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, etc.
Analog Optical
AV receiver
1
*
Analog
TV, projector, etc.
*1 Depends on the "Audio TV Out" setting
*2 This setting is available, when "Audio Return Channel"
setting is set to "Auto" (➔
input selector and your TV must support ARC function.
Component HDMI
IN
Component HDMI
Component HDMI
IN
Component HDMI
Coaxial HDMI
IN
1 1
* *
OUT
HDMI
* 1
(➔ 49).
49), you must select the TV/CD
* 2
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