PREPARATIONS ➤ Connecting playback devices En 28
Connecting audio devices (such as CD players)
Connect audio devices such as CD players, MD players, and a turntable to the unit.
Depending on the audio output jacks available on your audio device, choose one of the
following connections.
* RX-V777 only (except for U.S.A. and Canada models)
If you select the input source by pressing AV 1–6, AUDIO 1–2 or PHONO*, the audio
played back on the audio device will be output from the unit.
Connecting to the jacks on the front panel
Use the VIDEO AUX jack to temporarily connect a playback device to the unit.
Use the USB jack to connect an iPod or a USB storage device. For details, see
“Connecting an iPod” (p.63) or “Connecting a USB storage device” (p.66).
Before making a connection, stop playback on the device and turn down the volume on
the unit.
❑ HDMI connection
Connect an HDMI-compatible device (such as game consoles and camcorders) to the
unit with an HDMI cable.
If you select “V-AUX” as the input source by pressing V-AUX, the video/audio played
back on the device will be output from the unit.
• To watch videos input to the VIDEO AUX (HDMI IN) jack, you need to connect your TV to the HDMI OUT
jack of the unit (p.23).
• You need to prepare an HDMI cable that match the output jacks on your device.
• When “USB” is selected as the input source, video signals input to the VIDEO jack are output from the
HDMI OUT and MONITOR OUT (VIDEO) jacks.
Audio output jacks on audio device Audio output jacks on the unit
Digital optical
AV 1 (OPTICAL)
AV 4 (OPTICAL)
Digital coaxial AV 2–3 (COAXIAL)
Analog stereo
AV 5–6 (AUDIO)
AUDIO 1–2
Turntable (PHONO) PHONO*
When connecting a turntable
(RX-V777 only [except for U.S.A. and Canada models])
• The PHONO jack of the unit is compatible with an MM cartridge. To connect a turntable with a
low-output MC cartridge, use a boosting transformer.
• Connecting the turntable to the GND terminal of the unit may reduce noise in the signal.