Connecting a vcr or dvr for playback, Connecting your components —continued – Onkyo HT-R960 User Manual
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Connecting Your Components
—Continued
With this hookup, you can use the tuner in your VCR or DVR to listen to your favorite TV programs
via the AV receiver, which is useful if your TV has no audio outputs.
• With connection
, you can also listen to the VCR or DVR via speaker set B.
• To enjoy Dolby Digital and DTS, use connection
or
. (To listen via speaker set B as well, use
and
,
or
and .)
Connecting a VCR or DVR for Playback
Connection
AV receiver
Signal flow
VCR or DVR
Picture quality
COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2
⇐
Component video output
Best
VCR/DVR IN S
⇐
S-Video output
Better
VCR/DVR IN V
⇐
Composite video output
Standard
VCR/DVR IN L/R
⇐
Analog audio L/R output
DIGITAL IN COAXIAL 2
⇐
Digital coaxial output
DIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1
⇐
Digital optical output
Hint!
Step 1: Video Connection
Choose a video connection that matches your VCR or DVR (
,
, or
)
, and then make the connection. You must
connect the AV receiver to your TV with the same type of connection.
A B
C
Step 2: Audio Connection
Choose an audio connection that matches your VCR or DVR (
,
, or
), and then make the connection.
a
b
c
a
b
c
a
b
a
c
A
B
C
a
b
c
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN 1(DVD)
IN 2(CBL/SAT)
OUT
OUT
COMPONENT VIDEO
Y
C
B/
P
B
C
R/
P
R
SUB
WOOFER
FRONT
SURR
SURR BACK
CENTER
CD
R
L
TAPE
CBL/SAT
CBL/SAT
VCR/DVR
VCR/DVR
DVD
DVD
R
L
R
L
S
V
MONITOR
OUT
S
V
REMOTE
CONTROL
ASSIGNABLE
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
1
(DVD)
2
(CBL/SAT)
1
(VCR/DVR)
2
(CD)
DIGITAL IN
ASSIGNABLE
ANTENNA
FM
AM
75
HDMI
(DVD)
(VCR/DVR)
(CBL/SAT)
IN 2
IN 3
IN 4
ASSIGNABLE
OUT
OUT
OUT
IN 1
Y
COAXIAL
OUT
P
B
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
P
R
S VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
L
R
OPTICAL
OUT
b
c
A
B
C
B
a
C
VCR or DVR
Connect one or the other.
Inputs may need to be
assigned (see page 47)