Onkyo TX-DS838 Owner Manual - Page 13

Connecting, video, equipment

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Connecting video equipment Refer to the instruction manual of each component when making connections. On each pair of connectors, the lower connector (red and marked R) corresponds to the right channel and the upper connector (white and marked L) to the left channel. TV/monitor Video cassette recorder (Video-2) DVD or TV (Video-3) 000 AUDIO IN VIDEO IN -r VIDEO IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN (:)bO(.)(it 0,to 006660 6666001 u.c*' VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT ANALOG VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT ANALOG L VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OPTICAL OUT DIGITAL COAXIAL OUT A digital video disc player or other digital component equipped with an optical or coaxial connector can be connected to the TX-DS838. Do not disconnect the analog connection cable, even when one of these connectors are being used. If the analog cable is not connected, the multi-room system or headphones cannot be used. DIGITAL AC-3 RF OUT This connection can only be used to connect a VDP or other component equipped with an AC-3 RF output. Video cassette recorder (Video-1) If there should be interference between the TV and this unit, place this unit as far from the TV as possible. We do not recommend the use of a common TV/FM antenna. (Refer to Connecting antennas on page 19.) 000 Video cassette recorder (Video-4) Front panel ® 0 Oo VIDEO connector: Connect them when the video cam corder is provided with S-VIDEO connectors. VIDEO OUT 1 1 AUDIO OUT OOJ VIDEO-4/CAMCORDER There are VIDEO-4 INPUT connectors on both the front and rear panels. When a component is connected to the VIDEO-4/VIDEO CAM INPUT connector on the front panel, the component connected to the VIDEO-4 INPUT connector on the rear panel cannot be operated. When using a playback-only VCR, connect its output to the TXDS838's video input connector. NOTE: • When the video equipment is monaural, connect its audio output to the right (R) AUDIO input connector on this unit. • If a VDP's AC-3 RF output is connected to the TX-DS838's AC-3 RF DIGITAL INPUT connector, also connect the VDP's analog output to this unit's VIDEO-4 INPUT connectors. If a Dolby Digital (AC-3) laser disc is played back, the sound will automatically be reproduced in Dolby Digital (AC-3). 13

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Connecting
video
equipment
Refer
to
the
instruction
manual
of
each
component
when
making
connections.
On
each
pair
of
connectors,
the
lower
connector
(red
and
marked
R)
corresponds
to
the
right
channel
and
the
upper
connector
(white
and
marked
L)
to
the
left
channel.
TV/monitor
-r
VIDEO
IN
Video
cassette
recorder
(Video
-2)
VIDEO
IN
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
DVD
or
TV
(Video
-3)
000
ANALOG
L
VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
AUDIO
IN
VIDEO
IN
(:)bO(
.
.)(
it
-
0
,
to
006660
6666001
u.c*'
VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
Video
cassette
recorder
(Video
-1)
If
there
should
be
interference
between
the
TV
and
this
unit,
place
this
unit
as
far
from
the
TV
as
possible.
We
do
not
recommend
the
use
of
a
common
TV/FM
antenna.
(Refer
to
Connecting
antennas
on
page
19.)
ANALOG
VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
connector:
Connect
them
when
the
video
cam
corder
is
provided
with
S
-VIDEO
connectors.
Front
panel
®
0
Oo
VIDEO
OUT
1 1
AUDIO
OUT
OOJ
DIGITAL
OPTICAL
OUT
DIGITAL
COAXIAL
OUT
A
digital
video
disc
player
or
other
digital
component
equipped
with
an
optical
or
coaxial
connector
can
be
connected
to
the
TX-DS838.
Do
not
disconnect
the
ana-
log
connection
cable,
even
when
one
of
these
connec-
tors
are
being
used.
If
the
analog
cable
is
not
con-
nected,
the
multi
-room
sys-
tem
or
headphones
cannot
be
used.
DIGITAL
AC
-3
RF
OUT
This
connection
can
only
be
used
to
connect
a
VDP
or
other
component
equipped
with
an
AC
-3
RF
output.
000
Video
cassette
recorder
(Video
-4)
VIDEO-4/CAMCORDER
There
are
VIDEO
-4
INPUT
connectors
on
both
the
front
and
rear
panels.
When
a
component
is
connected
to
the
VIDEO-4/VIDEO
CAM
INPUT
connector
on
the
front
panel,
the
component
con-
nected
to
the
VIDEO
-4
INPUT
connector
on
the
rear
panel
can-
not
be
operated.
When
using
a
playback
-only
VCR,
connect
its
output
to
the
TX-
DS838's
video
input
connector.
NOTE:
When
the
video
equipment
is
monaural,
connect
its
audio
output
to
the
right
(R)
AUDIO
input
connector
on
this
unit.
If
a
VDP's
AC
-3
RF
output
is
connected
to
the
TX-DS838's
AC
-3
RF
DIGITAL
INPUT
connector,
also
connect
the
VDP's
analog
output
to
this
unit's
VIDEO
-4
INPUT
connectors.
If
a
Dolby
Digital
(AC
-3)
laser
disc
is
played
back,
the
sound
will
automatically
be
reproduced
in
Dolby
Digital
(AC
-3).
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