Rear Panel

ENGLISH

q w e r t y

SUB

WOOFER CENTER SURROUND

RIGHT	AUDIO	LEFT
	OUTPUT

	Y	COMPONENT
	VIDEO
1	S1/S2 CB
		D1/D2
2	CR
	VIDEO OUTPUT
	OPTICAL	COAXIAL
	DIGITAL OUTPUT

AC IN

EXTERNAL INTERNAL IN

OUT

REMOTE CONTROL

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q AUDIO OUT (5.1 channel) jacks

i DIGITAL OUT jack (coaxial)

Use to output 6 discrete audio channels of decoded digital audio to a receiver or amplifier with discrete audio inputs (pages 16, 18).

Use to output the digital audio signal recorded on discs. You can output the digital signal via either coaxial output jack to an AV amplifier or receiver (pages 16, 17).

wAUDIO OUT RIGHT and LEFT jacks

Use to output two-channel audio (analog) to the audio stereo inputs on a TV or stereo amplifier. If you are connecting to a receiver that has both digital and analog input jacks for DVD player connection, it may be beneficial to make both connections (pages 15, 17).

eVIDEO OUT jacks

Connect to the video input on a TV or monitor or AV amplifier or receiver with video input capability. (pages 15, 18).

rS-VIDEO OUT jacks

If your TV or monitor has an S-video input, clear picture reproduction is possible by connecting the player to your TV or monitor via the S-Video jack (pages 16, 18).

You can switch between [S1] and [S2] S-video output from the Setup menu (page 38).

tCOMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (Interlace/Progressive-scan)

If your TV or monitor has component video inputs, you can produce a higher quality picture on your TV or monitor by connecting to the component video outputs on this unit (page 19).

yD1/D2 jack (except for USA model) (Interlace/Progressive-scan)

If your TV or monitor has D video inputs, you can produce a higher quality picture on your TV or monitor by connecting to the D1/D2 video outputs on this unit (page 19).

uDIGITAL OUT jack (optical)

Use to output the digital audio signal recorded on discs. You can output the digital signal via either optical output jack to an AV amplifier or receiver (page 17).

oRemote Control external/internal switch When using this DVD player independently, set this switch to “INTERNAL” (pages 19).

!0REMOTE CONTROL IN/OUT jacks

Use to connect this player to another component. This lets you control this unit as though it were a component in a system. Player operations are then performed by pointing the remote control at the component that the player is connected to (page 19).

DV-12S1 specifications

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