Thanks guys. I think I just need to try it. My understanding is that "Video 1 Rec Out" (the output just above "Zone 2 Out") should follow the selected input as Gonk suggests. And I too believe this is only whatever is present on the analog audio (stereo) input for the selected input, even if I've told the receiver to use the Optical input as the source. But I'm not sure how this differs from "Record Out Tape", nor does it really matter if Video 1 Rec Out does the trick.

I think I just need to get a bunch of stereo audio cables and try it out...

Thanks for the help!

Marc