ONKYO HTS680
Owner's Manual

Recording
This chapter explains how to record the selected input source to an AV component with recording capability, and how to record audio and video from two different sources.

Recording from Different AV Sources
With this function, you can record audio and video from different sources, allowing you to overdub audio onto your video recordings. This function takes advantage of the fact that when an audio-only input source (i.e., TAPE, TUNER, or CD) is selected, the video input source remains unchanged. For example, if you �rst select the VIDEO 3 input source, followed by the CD input source, you can watch the video from the VIDEO 3 input and listen to the audio from the CD input. In the following example, audio from the CD player connected to the CD IN jacks, and video from the camcorder connected to the VIDEO 3 IN jack are recorded by the VCR, which is connected to the VIDEO 1 OUT jacks.

Recording the Input Source
You can record only to AV components that are connected to the TAPE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT jacks. See pages 22�31 for information on connecting your AV components to the AV receiver.

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DVD VIDEO 1/VCR VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 TAPE TUNER

CD

Remote controller

Use the input selector buttons to select the AV component that you want to record. Audio signals from the selected input source are output by the VIDEO 1 OUT and TAPE OUT jacks. You can listen to the source while recording. The AV receiver�s VOLUME control has no effect on recording.

Camcorder

video signal audio signal

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Start recording on the AV component connected to the TAPE OUT or VIDEO 1 OUT jacks. Start playback on the source AV component.

Notes: � You cannot record from AV components that are connected to the digital inputs. You must use analog connections. � The surround effects produced by the surround and DSP listening modes cannot be recorded. � You cannot record from an AV component that is connected to the multichannel input. � If you select another input source while recording, that input source will be recorded instead.

CD player

VCR

1. Prepare the camcorder and CD player for playback. 2. Prepare the VCR for recording. 3. Press the [VIDEO 3] input selector button. 4. Press the [CD] input selector button.
This selects the CD player as the audio source, but leaves the camcorder as the video source.

5. Start recording on the VCR and start playback on the camcorder and CD player.
The video from the camcorder and the audio from the CD player are recorded by the VCR.

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