Connecting Digital Components - RCA Audio/Video Receiver Owner's Manual

CONNECTING DIGITAL CONNECTIONS
In order to use Dolby Digital/DTS soundtracks, you need to make digital audio connections. You can do
this by either coaxial or optical connections (you do not need to do both). The quality of these two types
of connections is the same but since some digital components only have one type of digital terminal, it is
a matter of matching like with like (for example, the coaxial out from the component to coaxial in on the
receiver). The STAV-3880 has coaxial and two optical inputs for a total of three digital inputs. Connect
your digital components as shown below. If you connect this to the optical input on a digital recorder
(currently these include MD, DAT and CD-R) you can make direct digital recordings with this unit.
When connecting your equipment, always make sure the power is turned off and the power cord is
disconnected from the wall outlet.
AM LOOP
ANTENNA
FM
UNBAL
75Ω
FM
ANTENNA
Digital audio cords/Optical cables
Commercially available digital audio coaxial cords (standard video cords can also be used) or
optical cables (not supplied) are used to connect digital components to this receiver.
When you use optical digital input or output terminals, pull off the caps and insert the plugs. Be
sure to insert completely.
Digital audio cord
(or standard video cord)
10
IN
AUX
IN CD
CONTROL
COAX
OUT
O
U
T
VCR /
DVR
IN IN OUT
TO
TV /
IN
IN MONTOR
SAT
TV
SUB
DVD
IN IN WOOFER
/ LD
PREOUT
SURROUND
R
R L
OUT
E
C
CD - R
/ TAPE
P / MD
L
IN
A
CENTER
Y
SUB
DVD 5.1 CH
WOOFER
R L INPUT
DIGITAL OUT
COAX
DVD player
OPT1 OPT2
PCM / 2 / DTS
DIGITAL IN
SURROUND
FRONT CENTER
SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS SPEAKER
R L
CENTER
PREOUT
DIGITAL
OUT
CD player
FRONT B
SPEAKERS
AC OUTLET
R L R L
DIGITAL
OUT
CD recorder
Optical cable