Onkyo TX SR501 Owner Manual - Page 11

Connecting Your AV Components-Continued Which Connections To Use? The TX-SR501/TX-SR501E offers several connection formats for compatibility with a wide range of AV equipment. The format you choose will depend on the formats supported by your AV components. Use the following sections as a guide. When connecting video equipment, you need to make video and audio connections. Video Connection Formats Video equipment can be connected to the TX-SR501/ TX-SR501E using the following video connection formats: composite video, S-Video, or component video, the latter offering the best picture quality. When choosing a connection format, bear in mind that the TX-SR501/TX-SR501E doesn't convert between formats, so only output connectors of the same format as the input connector will output a signal, as shown below. For example, if you connect your DVD player to the S-VIDEO DVD IN, a video signal will be output by the S-VIDEO MONITOR OUT (for your TV) and the S-VIDEO VIDEO 1 OUT (for your VCR), but not the composite video or component video outputs. DVD player, etc. TX-SR501/ TX-SR501E TV, projector, etc. Output Composite S-Video Component IN OUT Composite S-Video Component Input Composite S-Video Component Audio Connection Formats Audio equipment can be connected to the TX-SR501/ TX-SR501E using the following audio connection formats: analog, optical, coaxial, and multi-channel (5.1). When choosing a connection format, bear in mind that the TX-SR501/TX-SR501E doesn't convert between formats, as shown below. For example, audio signals connected to the OPTICAL or COAXIAL digital input are not output by the analog TAPE OUT connectors, 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 connectors. DVD player, etc. TX-SR501/ TX-SR501E MD recorder, etc. Output Optical Coaxial Analog Multi-channel IN OUT Input Optical Not output Coaxial Not output Analog Analog Multi-channel Not output Using the AC OUTLET The switched AC outlet on the TX-SR501/TX-SR501E's rear panel can be used to supply power to another AV component, as shown. The connector type depends on the country in which you purchased your TX-SR501/TX-SR501E. COMPONENT VIDEO ANTENNA VIDEO 1 / 2 / 3 DVD IN IN OUT AM FM 75 Y PB PR DIGITAL INPUT OPTICAL COAXIAL 2 1 REMOTE CONTROL VIDEO 2 IN VIDEO 1 OUT IN DVD MONITOR IN OUT VIDEO S VIDEO IN OUT IN L SUBWOOFER PRE OUT R CD TAPE IN OUT IN FRONT SURR CENTER L L R VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 R DVD SUB WOOFER FRONT SPEAKERS B FRONT SPEAKERS A L SURROUND SPEAKERS L CENTER SPEAKER AC OUTLET AC 120V 60 Hz SWITCHED 120W 1 A MAX. L R R R SURROUND BACK SPEAKER AV component Make sure that the wattage requirements of the AV component that you connect to the TX-SR501/TX-SR501E's AC outlet do not exceed the maximum wattage printed on the rear panel. 11