Onkyo HT-R520 Owner Manual - Page 21

)53@&OCPPL 1BHF  .POEBZ .BSDI 1. Connecting the HT-R520-Continued Connection Guide ■ Inputs Up to five AV components can be connected to the HT-R520's rear panel inputs, and one to its front panel input. The following table lists the type of component that you can connect to each input. Input DVD VIDEO1 VIDEO2 CD TAPE VIDEO3 Type of component you can connect Page # for more info. DVD player, etc. 23 VCR, etc. 24 TV, satellite receiver, cable receiver, set-top box, LD player, etc. 22 (for TV connections) 26 CD player, etc. 28 Cassette recorder, DAT, CD recorder, MiniDisc recorder, 28, 29 turntable, etc. Camcorder, games console, etc. 27 ■ Outputs (for recording) The HT-R520 has two outputs for recording. The following table lists the type of component that you can connect to each output. Output VIDEO1 TAPE Type of component you can connect Page # for more info. VCR, etc. 25 Cassette recorder, DAT, CD recorder, MiniDisc recorder, 28, 29 etc. ■ MONITOR OUT Video signals received by the video inputs are output by the MONITOR OUT sockets for display on the connected TV or projector. The HT-R520 has three types of video output: composite video, S-Video, and component video. Connect the appropriate output to your TV or projector (see page 22). Which Connections Should I Use? The HT-R520 offers several interconnection 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 equipment you need to use two cables-one for video, one for audio. Video Connection Formats Video equipment can be connected to the HT-R520 using one of 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 HT-R520 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 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 by any composite video or component video outputs. DVD player, etc. Output Composite IN S-Video Component HT-R520 Composite S-Video Component OUT Input Composite TV, projector, etc. S-Video Component Audio Connection Formats Audio equipment can be connected to the HT-R520 using the following audio connection formats: analog, optical, coaxial, and multichannel. When choosing a connection format, bear in mind that the HT-R520 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. DVD player, etc. Output Optical IN HT-R520 Optical Coaxial Coaxial Analog Multichannel Analog Multichannel OUT Not output Input MD recorder, etc. Not output Analog Not output 21