Sony STR-DE898 Manual

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Connect the video jacks.
The following illustration shows how to connect a DVD player with COMPONENT VIDEO (Y, 
P
B
/C
B
/B-Y, P
R
/C
R
/R-Y) output jacks. Connecting a TV with component video input jacks allows you 
to enjoy higher quality video.
Tips
• When using the S-video jacks instead of the video jacks, your monitor must also be connected via an S-video jack. 
S-video signals are on a separate bus from the video signals and will not be output through the video jacks.
• On this receiver, standard video signals can be converted to component video or S-video signals and S-video 
signals can be converted to component video signals. These upconverted video signals can only be output from the 
MONITOR VIDEO OUT jack. However, you cannot convert the component video signals to standard video or 
S-video signals.
• When standard video signals (composite video signals) or S-video signals from a VCR etc. are converted upward 
on this receiver and then output to your TV, depending on the status of the video signal output, the image on the 
TV screen may appear distorted horizontally or no image may be output.
S VIDEO
OUTPUT
ANTENNA
OPTICAL
TV/SAT
IN
MD/
TAPE 
IN
MD/
TAPE 
OUT
SA-CD/
CD 
IN
SA-CD/ 
CD 
IN
COAXIAL
PHONO SA-CD/CD
L
R
L
R
OUT
IN
IN
IN
SIGNAL GND
S-VIDEO
IN
VIDEO IN
TV/SAT
AUDIO IN
MONITOR
L
R
L
R
L
R
FRONT
SURROUND
SURR
BACK
DVD
VIDEO 2
VIDEO IN
AUDIO IN
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO OUT
VIDEO IN
AUDIO IN
S-VIDEO
IN
S-VIDEO
OUT
S-VIDEO
IN
R
VIDEO 1
TV/SAT
IN
DVD
IN
Y
P
R
/C
R
/R–Y
P
B
/C
B
/B–Y
L
R
L
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO OUT
S-VIDEO
OUT
VIDEO OUT
VIDEO IN
AUDIO IN
R
L
OUT
2ND ZONE PRE OUT
MONITOR
OUT
SUB
WOOFER
SUB
WOOFER
CENTER
DVD 
IN
COMPONENT VIDEO
MULTI CH IN
MD/TAPE
DIGITAL
AM
ASSIGNABLE
CENTER
+
SPE
ASSIGNABLE
(INPUT ONLY)
H
C
COMPONENT
INPUT
VIDEO
INPUT
H
C
D
D
COMPONENT
OUTPUT
VIDEO
OUTPUT
Y
P
R
/C
R
/R–Y P
B
/C
B
/B–Y
Y
P
R
/C
R
/R–Y P
B
/C
B
/B–Y
S VIDEO
INPUT
TV monitor
DVD player
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