Connecting video components
• To connect the video signal, connect using a 75 Ω/ohms video signal cable cord. Using an improper cable can result in a drop in picture quality.
• When making connections, also refer to the operating instructions of the other components.
TV or DBS tuner
AUDIO
VIDEO
OUT
R
L
OUT
L
R
AUDIO
VIDEO
OUT
R
L
OUT
R
L
Connecting a video disc player VDP
VDP
• Connect the video disc player's video output jack (VIDEO OUTPUT) to the
VIDEO
• Connect the video disc player's analog audio output jacks (ANALOG AUDIO
OUTPUT) to the
• A DVD player can be connected to the DVD jacks in the same way.
• It is also possible to connect a video disc player, DVD player, video camcorder,
game machine, etc., to the V.AUX jacks.
Note on connecting the digital
input jacks
• Only audio signals are input to the
digital input jacks. For details, see
page 6.
LD player or other component equipped
with a Dolby Digital RF output jacks
NOTES:
Video output connections for LD players equipped with Dolby Digital-RF (AC-3 RF) output jacks.
• To connect an Dolby Digital AC-3 compatible LD player to the Dolby Digital-RF (AC-3 RF) jacks,
connect the player's video outputs to this unit's VDP input jacks.
• When the Dolby Digital-RF (AC-3 RF) input selector button on the AVR-5800 is pressed, the
picture switches to the signals input to the VDP input jacks.
Connecting a video decks
• There are three sets of video deck (VCR) jacks, so three video decks can be connected for simultaneous recording or video copying.
Video input/output connections:
• Connect the video deck's video output jack (VIDEO OUT) to the
(yellow) VCR-1 OUT jack using 75 Ω/ohms video coaxial pin plug cords.
Connecting the audio output jacks
• Connect the video deck's audio output jacks (AUDIO OUT) to the
OUT jacks using pin plug cords.
Connect the another video deck to the VCR-2 or VCR-3 jacks in the same way.
Connecting a TV/DBS tuner
TV/DBS
• Connect the TV's or DBS tuner's video output jack (VIDEO OUTPUT) to the
75 Ω/ohms video coaxial pin plug cord.
• Connect the TV's or DBS tuner's audio output jacks (AUDIO OUTPUT) to the
cords.
LD player, CDV player, etc.
(yellow) VDP IN jack using a 75 Ω/ohms video coaxial pin plug cord.
VDP IN jacks using pin plug cords.
AUDIO
IN
DVD
Y
C
B
C
R
CONPONENT VIDEO
MULTI ZONE
DVD
VDP
TV
DBS /
1
SAT
VIDEO
OUT
S-VIDEO
IN
R
L
IN
DBS /
CD
DVD
VDP
TV
SAT
L
L
R
R
PHONO
FRONT
CENTER
SURR.
EFFECT
FRONT
L
R
SW
IN
EXT. IN-1
(REMOTE CONTROL)
ROOM TO ROOM
POWER
DOLBY DIGITAL RF
AMP
IN
OUT
OUT
1
RS-232C
LD player or other component
equipped with digital output jacks
RF OUT
VIDEO
AUDIO
IN
TV
IN
DBS / SAT
MONITOR
OUT
Y
C
B
C
R
Y
C
B
C
R
Y
C
B
C
R
V. AUX
VCR-1
VCR-2
VCR-3
VCR-1
VCR-2
VCR-3
MONITOR
1
2
OUT
OUT
AUDIO
OUT
IN
CDR /
MD /
V. AUX
VCR-1
VCR-2
VCR-3
VCR-1
VCR-2
VCR-3
TAPE-1
TAPE-2
L
L
R
R
EFFECT
CDR /
MD /
R
R
CENTER
SURR.
EFFECT
FRONT
CENTER
SURR.
/ SB
TAPE-1
TAPE-2
L
L
SW
SW
EXT. IN-2
PRE OUT
OUT
IN
OUT
2
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
5
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
DIGITAL
Video deck 2
COAXIAL OPTICAL
OUTPUT
Video deck 1
(yellow) VCR-1 IN jack, and the video deck's video input jack (VIDEO IN) to the
VCR-1 IN jacks, and the video deck's audio input jacks (AUDIO IN) to the
VIDEO
(yellow) TV/DBS IN jack using a
AUDIO
TV/DBS IN jacks using pin plug
VIDEO
IN
MONITOR OUT
• Connect the TV's video input
jack (VIDEO INPUT) to the
VIDEO
using a 75 Ω/ohms video
coaxial pin plug cord.
• The monitor TV can also be
connected in the same way
to the VIDEO MONITOR
OUT-2 jack. Note, however,
that the AVR-5800's on-
screen display signals are
not output from this jack.
(See page 30.)
FRONT
L
SURR.-A
L
AC IN
SURR.-B
L
EFFECT
/ SB
L
MULTI
L
/ SB
L
R
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE
FRONT, CENTER, SURROUND BACK
MULTI ZONE
A + B
/ 6 16
1
2
SURROUND
A OR B / 6 16
A + B / 8 16
L
SPEAKER SYSTEMS
R
OUT
SWITCHED TOTAL 120W (1A.) MAX.
AC 120V 60Hz
AC OUTLETS
6
R
R
OUT
R
R
OUT
Monitor TV
MONITOR OUT jack
L
R
L
L
R
L
OUT
IN
IN
VIDEO
AUDIO
L
R
L
L
R
L
OUT
IN
IN
VIDEO
AUDIO
VIDEO
VCR-1
AUDIO
7
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