Onkyo TX SR501 Owner Manual - Page 10

Connecting Your AV Components Before Making Any Connections • Read the manuals supplied with your AV components. • Don't connect the power cord until you've completed all audio and video connections. Optical Digital Inputs The TX-SR501/TX-SR501E's optical digital connectors have a shutter-type cover that opens when an optical plug is inserted, and closes when it's removed. Push the plug in all the way. RCA/phono AV Connection Color Coding RCA/phono AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled "R"). Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled "L"). And use yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs. Right (red) Left (white) Analog audio Right (red) Left (white) (Yellow) Composite video (Yellow) • Push the plugs in all the way to make a good connection. • To prevent interference, keep audio and video cables away from power cords and speaker cables. Right! Wrong! AV Cables & Connectors Component video S-Video Composite video PR / CR PB /CB Y Optical digital Coaxial digital Analog Multi-channel connection PR / CR PB / CB Y Video Component video separates the luminance (Y) and color Y PB PR difference signals (PR, PB), providing the best picture quality. Some TV manufacturers label their component video inputs differently. S VIDEO S-Video provides better picture quality than composite video. VIDEO Composite video can be found on virtually all TVs, VCRs, and video equipment. Audio OPTICAL Optical digital audio connections provide better audio quality than analog connections. Audio quality is the same as for coaxial. Coaxial digital audio connections provide better audio COAXIAL quality than analog connections. Audio quality is the same as for optical. AUDIO L R RCA/phono analog audio connectors can be found on virtually all AV components. FRONT SURR CENTER L R SUB WOOFER To connect an AV component with multiple analog audio outputs, for example, a DVD player with individual 5.1 surround analog outputs, you need to make six connections, which can be done with three stereo RCA/phono audio cables. 10