Which Connections Should I Use - Onkyo HTS590 - 5.1 Channel Component Home Theater Audio System Owner's Manual

Connecting Your Components —Continued
Connecting Both Audio & Video
By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you
can select both the audio and video simultaneously simply by selecting the appropriate 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, such as a DVD player, you must make two connections—one for audio, one for video.
Video Connection Formats
Video equipment can be connected to the AV receiver
using one of the following video connection formats:
composite video, or component video, the latter 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.
For example, if you connect your DVD player to the
COMPONENT VIDEO DVD IN, a video signal will be
output by the COMPONENT OUT, but not by any com-
posite video outputs.
Video Input/Output Diagram
DVD player,
etc.
Composite
Output
IN
AV Receiver
Composite
OUT
Input
Composite
TV,
projector,
etc.
Speakers (see page 20 for
connection information)
Audio Connection Formats
Audio equipment can be connected to the AV receiver
using the following audio connection formats: analog,
optical, coaxial, and multichannel.
When choosing a connection format, bear in mind that
the AV receiver doesn't convert between formats.
For example, audio signals connected to an OPTICAL or
COAXIAL digital input are not output by the analog
TAPE OUT, so if you want to record from, for example,
your CD player, in addition to connecting it to a digital
input, you must also connect it to the analog CD IN.
Audio Input/Output Diagram for Recording
Component
Component
Component
Video
Audio
CD player,
etc.
Coaxial
Optical
Output
IN
Coaxial
Optical
AV Receiver
OUT
Input
Cassette
recorder, etc.
TV, projector,
etc.
Analog Multi-
channel
Multi-
Analog
channel
Analog
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