Connecting your components —continued, Which connections should i use – Onkyo HT-R518 User Manual

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Connecting Your Components

—Continued

By connecting both the audio and video outputs of your DVD player and other AV components to the AV receiver, you
can switch the audio and video signals simultaneously simply by changing the input source on the AV receiver.

The AV receiver supports several connection 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 components, you must make an audio connection and a video connection.

Video Connection Formats

Video equipment can be connected to the AV
receiver by using any one of the following
video connection formats: composite video,
S-Video, component video, or HDMI, the lat-
ter offering the best picture quality.

When choosing a connection format, bear in
mind that the AV receiver doesn’t convert
between formats, so only outputs of the same
format as the input will output the signal.

Audio Connection Formats

Audio equipment can be connected to the AV
receiver by using any of the following audio
connection formats: analog, optical, coaxial,
analog multichannel, or HDMI.

When you connect audio equipment to an
HDMI, OPTICAL, or COAXIAL input, you
must assign that input to an input selector (see
pages 36 and 37).

Audio signals received by the HDMI IN jacks
are output only by the HDMI OUT (pass thru).
HDMI sources are not output by the speakers
connected to the AV receiver.

Connecting Audio and Video Signals to the AV Receiver

: Signal Flow

Video

Video

Audio

Speakers (see page 15 for hookup details)

DVD player, etc.

TV, projector,

etc.

Audio

Which Connections Should I Use?

IN

MONITOR OUT

DVD player, etc.

AV receiver

TV, projector, etc.

Composite

S-Video

Component

Video Signal Flow Chart

HDMI

Composite

S-Video

Component

HDMI

DVD player, etc.

AV receiver

MD recorder, etc.

Optical

Coaxial

Analog

Analog

Multichannel

Audio Signal Flow Chart

HDMI

HDMI

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