General Notes on connections
Never make or change connections with
the power switched on.
• Depending on the equipment you wish
to connect, there are various ways you
could connect this unit. Possible
connections are shown in the following
drawings.
• Please refer to the manuals of other
equipment as necessary to make the
best connections.
• Do not connect this unit via your VCR.
The video quality could be distorted by
the copy protection system.
• Do not connect this unit's audio out
jack to the phono in jack of your audio
system.
Digital Connections
This unit has COAXIAL and OPTICAL
digital out jacks. Connect one or both of
them to your AV receiver equipped with
Dolby digital, DTS, or MPEG decoder
using a commercially available cable.
C
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AV receiver
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
IN
IN
Center
speaker
Left front
speaker
Left surround
Surround
speaker
back speaker
You will need to set this unit's digital
output to ALL (see page 26
"DIGITAL OUTPUT").
Subwoofer
Right front
speaker
Right surround
speaker
Note:
– If the audio format of the digital output
does not match the capabilities of your
receiver, the receiver will produce a strong,
distorted sound or no sound at all. Make
sure to select the appropriate audio format
at menu screen included on the disc.
Pressing AUDIO once or more may change
not only audio languages but also audio
formats, and the selected format appears
for several seconds on the status window.
– SA-CD audio signals are not output from
the DIGITAL OUT jacks.
– If you wish to enjoy Dolby Digital, DTS, and
MPEG format, you must connect this player
to an AV receiver that supports these
formats.
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