Owner`s manual
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS
SystemInstallation
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Audio Equipment Connections
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1 Connectte maog outpa(of a CDplayer(othe
CDAudioInputs
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ableaudiooutpuB,i is besttousethefixedoutput
unlessyoufindta( the inpaito die receiverisso low
(hatthe soundisnoisyor sohighthatit is d stor{ed
deck,MD CDRor o_be_audiorecorder_oth_
TapeInput Jacks _) Connectthe analog
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OutputJacks _) onte AVR/P00
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vdeo game,a digitalsatdlte receiver,HDTVttner
or digitalcableset top box ortee outp_tof a
compatiblecomputerscrod cardto tile Optical
arid Coaxial Digital AudioInputs _)_ _"_[1_
4 L,Orlleel ChecoaxmlcaopxicaDigital AudioOutputs
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/5 ohmadaoterto make{heconnedion
7 Conneclthefront,center,suroundandsurround
speakersI onlyonespeakeris/sed {ortilesur
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Video 1 Connectors_ I thereisr9 lad drive
recorderinyoLrsystem,connedte VCRto those
connectors;othep,,/iseconner i to theVideo2
shouldbeconnectedto theVideo 2 Inputs _, and
te outputso a cableboxor satellitereceiverto te
Video 3 Inputs
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theAVR7200 andyou TVor pro!edorConsultthe
mauononconnec_,_gbothtypesd sgnals
I ConnectaVCR'sorothervideosourcesaudioand
Jacks _ or/the rearpanelTileAudioand
VideoRecordhnjackaon theVCRshoLIdbe con
netted_o{heVideo l/Video 2 Output Jacks
P Connectthe analogaudioandvideooU(pLtSd
a satelitereceve[cableTVconverterortelevsion
setoranyothervdeosource_ote Video 3 Input
Jacks