CONNECTING YOUR DCT* TO AN A/V RECEIVER – AUDIO ONLY. Arris DCT6412 DUAL-TUNER DVR AND HD SET-TOP - MICROSOFT FOUNDATION, DCT 6400, DCT6412, DCT6400 Series

CONNECTING YOUR DCT* TO AN A/V RECEIVER – AUDIO ONLY

Audio connection

Digital audio connection

Optical connection

CABLE

IN

IR

ETHERNET

USB

DVI-D OUT

TV

R AUDIO IN L

SPDIF IN

VIDEO

OUT

Pass Card

AUDIO OUT

Y Pb

Pr

S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

SPDIF

IEEE 1394

DCT6400 Series

Either / or

DVD

CABLE/TV

VIDEO 2

R

AUDIO

L

IN

VCR

OUT

VIDEO

VIDEO S-VIDEO

DIGITAL INPUT

COAX

OPTICAL

TV/MONITOR

OUTPUT

VIDEO S-VIDEO

SPEAKER

CONNECTORS

A/V receiver

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DCT6400 Series User Guide

Connecting an A/V Receiver – Audio Only

There are three options available for audio connections to your A/V receiver:

•

•

•

Optical (

Coaxial (

OPTICAL SPDIF

SPDIF

Stereo audio (

)

AUDIO R

)

and

L

)

If your equipment supports it, the optical (

OPTICAL SPDIF

) or coaxial

(

SPDIF

) audio outputs may be used in place of the stereo audio outputs

(

AUDIO R

and L). In most cases these outputs offer a higher level of audio quality, including support for 5.1 surround sound.

•

Optical SPDIF: Connect the optical SPDIF cable to the

SPDIF connector on the DCT* and the

OPTICAL

connector on the A/V receiver.

OPTICAL

•

SPDIF: Connect the digital audio cable to the SPDIF connector on the DCT* and the

DIGITAL INPUT COAX

connector on the A/V receiver.

•

Stereo audio: Connect the stereo audio cable to the

AUDIO R and

L connectors on the DCT* and the

AUDIO LEFT

and

AUDIO RIGHT

connectors on the A/V receiver.

For information on configuring your DCT* settings, see “Optimizing Your

DCT* for High Definition TV.”

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