Instruction manual
Table Of Contents
- Instruction Manual
- Important Safety Instructions
- Precautions
- Speaker Precautions
- Enjoying Home Theater
- Package Contents
- Features
- Contents
- Getting to Know the AV Receiver
- Remote Controller
- Speakers
- Connecting Your Speakers
- Connecting Antennas
- Connecting Your Components
- About AV Connections
- Connecting Audio and Video Signals to the AV Receiver
- Which Connections Should I Use?
- Connecting a TV or Projector
- Connecting a DVD player
- Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Playback
- Connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder for Recording
- Connecting a Camcorder, Games Console, or Other Device
- Connecting a Satellite, Cable, Set-top box, or Other Video Source
- Connecting a CD Player or Turntable
- Connecting an HDD-compatible Component
- Connecting a Cassette, CDR, MiniDisc, or DAT Recorder
- Connecting the Power Cord of Another Component
- Connecting Onkyo Components
- Connecting the Power Cord
- Turning On the AV Receiver
- First Time Setup
- Playing Your AV Components
- Listening to the Radio
- Common Functions
- Using the Listening Modes
- Advanced Setup
- Recording
- Controlling Other Components
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Remote Control Codes

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Connecting Your Components
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CD Player or Turntable (MM) with Built-in Phono Preamp
•With connection , you can listen to and record audio from your CD player or turntable and listen via speaker
set B.
•To connect the CD player digitally, use connection or . (For recording, use and , or and .)
■
Turntable (MM) with no Phono Preamp Built-in
A phono preamp is necessary to connect a turntable that
doesn’t have a phono preamp built-in.
■
Turntable with an MC (Moving Coil) Cartridge
An MC head amp and phono preamp are necessary to
connect a turntable with an MC (Moving Coil) cartridge.
Connecting a CD Player or Turntable
Connection AV receiver Signal flow CD or turntable
CD IN L/R
⇐
Analog audio L/R output
DIGITAL IN COAXIAL
⇐
Digital coaxial output
DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 3
⇐
Digital optical output
COA
XIAL
REMOTE
CONTROL
OPTICAL
1
Y
P
B
PR
2
3
DIGITAL IN
L
R
L
R
L
L
R
R
V
S
CD TAPE
XM
ANTENNA
FM
AM
75
COMPONENT
VIDEO 2 IN
IN IN
OUT
OUT
IN IN
OUT
IN IN IN
OUT
VIDEO 1 IN DVD IN
VIDEO
VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD
DVD
MONITOR
OUT
SURROUND BACK
SPEAKERS
SUB
WOOFER
FRONT
SURROUND
SURR BACK
CENTER
IN
L
R
L
R
CD
AUDIO
OUTPUT
OPTICAL
3
OPTICAL
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
LR
DIGITAL IN
COAXIAL
COAXIAL
OUT
L
R
IN
CD
b
c
a
a
Step 1:
Choose a connection that matches your CD player ( , , or ). Use connection for a turntable with a built-in
phono preamp.
a b c a
Turntable (MM) with
built-in phono preamp
CD player
Connect one or
the other
Connection
must be
assigned (see
page 35)
b
a
b
c
a b a c
a
b
c
COA
XIAL
REMOTE
CONTROL
OPTICAL
1
Y
P
B
PR
2
3
DIGITAL IN
L
R
L
R
L
L
R
R
V
S
CD TAPE
XM
ANTENNA
FM
AM
75
COMPONENT
VIDEO 2 IN
IN IN
OUT
OUT
IN IN
OUT
IN IN IN
OUT
VIDEO 1 IN DVD IN
VIDEO
VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD
DVD
MONITOR
OUT
SURROUND BACK
SPEAKERS
SUB
WOOFER
FRONT
SURROUND
SURR BACK
CENTER
IN
L
R
CD
AUDIO
OUTPUT
AUDIO
OUTPUT
AUDIO
INPUT
L
R
L
R
L
R
Phono preamp
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
COA
XIAL
REMOTE
CONTROL
OPTICAL
1
Y
P
B
PR
2
3
DIGITAL IN
L
R
L
R
L
L
R
R
V
S
CD TAPE
XM
ANTENNA
FM
AM
75
COMPONENT
VIDEO 2 IN
IN IN
OUT
OUT
IN IN
OUT
IN IN IN
OUT
VIDEO 1 IN DVD IN
VIDEO
VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 DVD
DVD
MONITOR
OUT
SURROUND BACK
SPEAKERS
SUB
WOOFER
FRONT
SURROUND
SURR BACK
CENTER
IN
CD
L
R
AUDIO
OUTPUT
AUDIO
INPUT
AUDIO
OUTPUT
AUDIO
OUTPUT
AUDIO
INPUT
L
R
MC head amp or
MC transformer
Phono
preamp
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