Connecting Your Components—Continued
Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Playback
With this hookup, you can use your VCR's tuner to listen to your favorite TV programs via the AV
Hint!
receiver, useful if your TV has no audio outputs.
Step 1: Choose a video connection from
You must connect the AV receiver to your TV via the same type of connection.
Step 2: Choose an audio connection from
• With connection
, you can listen to the VCR or DVD recorder even via speaker set B.
a
• To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection
.)
c
Connection
AV receiver
COMPONENT VIDEO VCR/DVR IN
A
VCR/DVR IN S
B
VCR/DVR IN V
C
VCR/DVR IN L/R
a
DIGITAL IN COAXIAL 2
b
DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1
c
b
c
A
Connect one or the other
Connection
must be assigned (see page 41)
b
,
, and
A B
,
a
b
IN 2
DIGITAL IN
ASSIGNABLE
COAX-
IAL
1
(DVD)
2
(CBL/SAT)
OPTICAL
1
(VCR/DVR)
CBL/SAT IN
VCR/DVR IN
DVD IN
COMPONENT VIDEO
2
IN
OUT
(CD)
L
R
REMOTE
CONTROL
CD
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
Y
P
B
OUT
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
.
C
, and
.
c
or
. (To listen via speaker set B, use
b
c
Signal flow
VCR or DVD recorder
⇐
Component video output
⇐
S-Video output
⇐
Composite video output
⇐
Analog audio L/R output
⇐
Digital coaxial output
⇐
Digital optical output
HDMI
ASSIGNABLE
ANTENNA
IN 1
OUT
AM
FM
75
Y
CBL/SAT
VCR/DVR
DVD
V
C
P
B/
B
S
C
P
R/
R
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
IN
FRONT
L
L
R
R
TAPE
CBL/SAT
VCR/DVR
L
R
P
AUDIO
S VIDEO
R
OUT
OUT
VCR,
DVD recorder
and
, or
and
a
b
a
Picture quality
Best
Better
Standard
SIRIUS
XM
C
C
MONITOR
OUT
V
S
SURROUND
B
B
SPEAKERS
PRE OUT
SURROUND CENTER
SUB
WOOFER
L
R
a
SUB
WOOFER
DVD
VIDEO
OUT
FRONT
SPEAKERS
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