Here's a theoretical setup as an example. Source components would be an HD cable box (connected via "Video1" component video and "coax1" digital audio), DVD recorder (connected via "DVD-Comp" component video and "optical1" digital audio), upscaling Oppo DVD player (connected via DVI1 and both "coax2" digital and multichannel analog audio), PS3 (connected via DVI 2and "optical2" digital audio), and XBox360 (connected via "Video2" component video and "optical3" digital audio). We'll even toss in a sixth composite/s-video device such as an SMS-1 or a Nintendo Wii (connected via s-video and stereo analog audio to the "Video4" rear input). Now we'll configure our inputs as follows:

• DVD: "OPPO DVD" for label, DVI1 for video, coaxial2 for audio
• Video1: "HD CABLE" for label, COMP-VID1 for video, coaxial1 for audio
• Video2: "DVD-R" for label, COMP-DVD for video, optical1 for audio
• Video3: "PS3" for label, DVI2 for video, optical2 for audio
• Video4: "SMS-1" for "Wii" for label, s-video for video, analog for audio
• Video5: "XBox360" for label, COMP-VID2 for video, optical3 for audio
• 7.1 Direct: can't change label, DVI1 for video (same as DVD), can't change audio
• CD: "OPPO CD" for label, no video input setting allowed, coaxial2 for audio

You'll notice that we've got Video5 (the front input) configured to use rear inputs and that I was able to use one video input twice (DVI1, which I used for both DVD and 7.1 Direct so I could use the same video connection for DVD-A/SACD and regular DVD's) and one audio input twice (coaxial2, which I used for both DVD and CD so I could have the CD input configured for stereo playback). You can assign any DVI, component video, and digital audio input to as many different inputs as you want. This arrangement would not be possible with a processor that had fixed video input and fixed digital audio assignments.

You can have up to nine characters in an input name. I like to limit myself to eight so there's a space between the name and the digital input ID (right end of main display will say "COA#" or "OPT#" for inputs that use a digital audio input).