Connecting Audio And Video Signals To The Av Receiver; Which Connections Should I Use - Onkyo HT S5100 Instruction Manual

Connecting Your Components—Continued

Connecting Audio and Video Signals to the AV Receiver

By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you
can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the AV receiver.
: Signal Flow
Video
Audio
DVD player, etc.

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 other components. Use the following sections as a guide.
For video components, you must make an audio connection and a video connection.
Video Connection Formats
Video equipment can be connected to the AV
receiver by using any one of the following
video connection formats: composite video,
S-Video, component video, or HDMI, the lat-
ter offering the best picture quality.
When choosing a connection format, bear in
mind that the AV receiver doesn't convert
between formats, so only outputs of the same
format as the input will output the signal.
Audio Connection Formats
Audio equipment can be connected to the AV
receiver by using any of the following audio
connection formats: analog, optical, coaxial,
analog multichannel, or HDMI.
When you connect audio equipment to an
HDMI, OPTICAL, or COAXIAL input, you
must assign that input to an input selector (see
pages 44 and 46).
Audio signals received by the HDMI IN jacks
are output only by the HDMI OUT (pass thru).
HDMI sources are not output by the speakers
connected to the AV receiver.
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Speakers (see page 23 for hookup details)
Video Signal Flow Chart
DVD player, etc.
Composite
AV receiver
Composite
TV, projector, etc.
Audio Signal Flow Chart
DVD player, etc.
HDMI
AV receiver
HDMI
MD recorder, etc.
Video
Audio
TV, projector,
S-Video Component
IN
MONITOR OUT
S-Video Component
Multichannel Optical Coaxial
etc.
HDMI
HDMI
Analog
Analog