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ENGLISH
GETTING STARTED
Installing the AVR 460/AVR 360 and connecting it to the other system
components can be complex. To simplify installation, it is suggested that you
design your system before you begin connecting wires and cables.
Although the rear-panel jacks allow for a variety of audio and video
connections to other components, the AVR’s software organizes the
connections into 6 conventional sources: Cable/SAT, DVD, TV, Game, Media
Server and AUX. The internal sources (The Bridge III dock for iPod and the
Radio) will be explained later.
Table A1 in the appendix indicates the default device types for each source,
and the default audio/video connection assignments. If the defaults suit
your system, then connect your devices to the audio/video inputs shown.
Otherwise, design your system as explained below.
Best video connection type for your system
1.
: Examine the video
inputs on your TV or video display. Write down the best available video
connection type here:
____________
.
The options, in order of preference, are: HDMI, DVI (must be HDCP-
compliant), component video or composite video. This is the “system-
best” video connection for your system.
Decide which source will be used for each device2.
: Match up
to 6 devices to the 6 conventional sources listed in the Table 2 worksheet
below. Use the AUX source for any of these device types: CD player, HDTV
set-top box, personal video recorder (PVR), TiVo device or VCR.
NOTE
: You may match any device type to any source. The device type is
only relevant for programming control codes into the handheld remote
and, as explained on page 23, you may reassign any Source Selector’s
device type. Any audio or video source may be connected to any matching
jack on the AVR, regardless of device type.
Best video connection for each source3.
: Examine each source
device and write down the best available type of video connection, but
not better than the system-best connection. Leave blank audio-only
sources, such as a CD player.
Best audio connection for each source4.
: For each source device,
write down the best available type of audio connection. See the note
below, and if the HDMI connection may be used for audio, it is the best
option. The other options, in order of preference, are: optical digital
audio, coaxial digital audio, 2-channel analog audio.
NOTES
:
For multichannel disc players, if both the device and the TV use HDMI
connections for video, then check the owner’s manual for the device to
determine whether it transmits multichannel audio via its HDMI output. If
it does, then no separate audio connection is required. If not, write down
the multichannel analog audio connection in addition to any other audio
type.
If the device uses an HDCP-compliant DVI output for video, then connect •
it to one of the AVR’s HDMI Inputs using an HDMI-to-DVI adapter, but a
separate audio connection will always be required.
Table 2 – Source Assignment Worksheet
Source Device Type
Best Video
Connection (HDMI,
DVI, Component,
Composite)
Video Input
Assigned
Best Audio
Connection (HDMI,
Optical, Coaxial,
2-Ch Analog, 6-/8-
Ch Analog)
Audio Input
Assigned (may be
one digital plus one
or more analog)
Analog Audio Input
for Recording or
Multizone Operation
Cable/SAT
DVD
TV
Game
Media Server
AUX