ONKYO HT-S8400 User Manual

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Connection Tips and Video Signal Path
The AV receiver supports several connection formats for compatibility with a wide range of AV equipment. The format 
you choose will depend on the formats supported by your components. Use the following sections as a guide.
Video component can be connected by using any one of the 
following video connection formats: composite video, PC IN 
(Analog RGB), component video or HDMI, the latter 
offering the best picture quality.
Video input signals flow through the AV receiver as shown, 
with composite video, PC IN (Analog RGB) and component 
video sources all being upconverted for the HDMI output.
The composite video and component video outputs carry 
their respective input signals as they are.
When you connect a video component to an HDMI or 
COMPONENT input, you must assign that input to an input 
selector (
Signal Selection
If signals are present at more than one input, the inputs will 
be selected automatically in the following order of priority: 
HDMI, component video, composite video.
However, for component video only, regardless of whether a 
component video signal is actually present, if a component 
video input is assigned to the input selector, that component 
video input will be selected. And if no component video input 
is assigned to the input selector, this will be interpreted as no 
component video signal being present.
In the Signal Selection Example shown on the right, video 
signals are present at both the HDMI and composite video 
inputs. However, the HDMI signal is automatically selected 
as the source and the video is output by the HDMI output.
The on-screen setup menus appear only on a TV that is connected to the 
HDMI OUT. If your TV is connected to 
other video outputs, use the AV receiver’s display when changing settings.
Video Connection Formats
IN
MONITOR OUT
Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, etc.
AV receiver
TV, projector, etc.
Composite
Composite
Component
Component
Video Signal Flow Chart
HDMI
HDMI
PC IN 
(Analog RGB)
IN
MONITOR OUT
Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, etc.
AV receiver
TV, projector, etc.
Composite
Composite
Component
Component
Signal Selection Example
HDMI
HDMI