Audio Connection - Marantz NR1603 Owner's Manual

Connecting a Blu-ray Disc player
This section describes how to connect when your Blu-ray disc player does not support HDMI connections.
For instructions on HDMI connections, see "Connecting an HDMI-compatible device" (vpage 7).
n Audio connection
The following methods are available for connecting to this unit. Use either of the methods to make
a connection.
The numbers prefixed with connectors indicate the recommendation order. The smaller the number is,
the higher playback quality is achieved.
a DIGITAL AUDIO COAXIAL connector
DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL connector
When a multichannel audio (digital bit stream audio) is input, this unit decodes the audio to play
back surround sound. However, digital bit stream audio signals for HD audios from Blu-ray disc
players (such as Dolby Digital Plus and dts-HD) can not be transmitted.
When making this type of connection, you must change the settings on this unit.
(v )
Input connector setting
s AUDIO IN (Blu-ray) connector
This makes an analog audio connection. This type of connection converts digital audio to analog
audio, so the output audio may be degraded compared to connections a.
n Video connection
The following methods are available for connecting to this unit. Use either of the methods to make
a connection.
The numbers prefixed with connectors indicate the recommendation order. The smaller the number is,
the higher playback quality is achieved.
a COMPONENT VIDEO IN connector
This makes an analog video connection. This connection method separates video signals into 3
signals for transmission based on color components, achieving the best quality video playback
among analog video connections, with less signal degradation.
When making this type of connection, you must change the settings on this unit.
(v Input connector setting )
s VIDEO IN (Blu-ray) connector
This makes an analog video connection.
DVD
Input connector setting
When making the following connection, you must change the input connector settings.
a DIGITAL AUDIO COAXIAL connector
Change the default "CBL/SAT" to "Blu-ray".
DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL connector
Change the default "TV AUDIO" to "Blu-ray".
a COMPONENT VIDEO IN connector
Change the default "CBL/SAT" to "Blu-ray".
For how to change, see "Input Assign" (vpage 114).
Blu-ray Disc player
AUDIO
AUDIO COAXIAL OPTICAL
OUT OUT OUT
L R
s a a
L R
or or
L R
When you want to play back HD Audio (Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS Express) and Multi-
channel PCM with this unit, use an HDMI connection
device").
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Connecting an HDMI-incompatible device
VIDEO
VIDEO
COMPONENT VIDEO
OUT
OUT
Y P P
B R
a s
or
(vpage 7 "Connecting an HDMI-compatible