Connecting your av components, Before making any connections, Optical digital inputs – Onkyo TX-SR501 User Manual
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Connecting Your AV Components
• 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 (typi-
cally labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to connect compos-
ite video inputs and outputs.
• 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.
Before Making Any Connections
Analog audio
Right (red)
Left (white)
(Yellow)
Right (red)
Left (white)
(Yellow)
Composite video
Wrong!
Right!
AV Cables & Connectors
Video
Component
video
Component video separates the luminance (Y) and color
difference signals (P
R
, P
B
), 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.
Composite
video
Composite video can be found on virtually all TVs,
VCRs, and video equipment.
Audio
Optical digital
Optical digital audio connections provide better audio
quality than analog connections. Audio quality is the
same as for coaxial.
Coaxial digital
Coaxial digital audio connections provide better audio
quality than analog connections. Audio quality is the
same as for optical.
Analog
RCA/phono analog audio connectors can be found on
virtually all AV components.
Multi-channel
connection
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 connec-
tions, which can be done with three stereo RCA/phono
audio cables.
C
R
C
B
Y
C
R
C
B
P
R
P
B
P /
/
/
/
R
P
B
Y
Y
P
B
P
R
S VIDEO
VIDEO
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
L
R
AUDIO
FRONT
SURR
CENTER
SUB
WOOFER
L
R