Integra DPS-10.5 Connecting, Before Making Any Connections, AV Cables & Connectors

Connecting

This chapter explains how to connect the DPS-10.5 to your other AV components.

Before Making Any Connections

•Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.

•Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed all audio and video connections.

Optical Digital Outputs

The DPS-10.5’s optical digital out- put sockets have dust caps for keep- ing out dust and dirt when they’re not in use. Remove the cap before insert- ing an optical plug, and push the plug in all the way to make a good connec- tion. Keep the dust cap in a safe place for future use.

RCA AV Connection Color Coding

RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan- nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and out- puts (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs.

Analog audio
Right (red)	Right (red)
Left (white)	Left (white)
Composite video	(Yellow)
(Yellow)
• Push each plug in all the way to	Right!
make a good connection (loose
connections can cause noise or
malfunctions).
• To prevent interference, keep	Wrong!
audio and video cables away
from power cords and speaker cables.

AV Cables & Connectors

Video

				HDMI connections can carry uncompressed,
HDMI			HDMI	standard or high definition digital video and up
				to eight channels of digital audio, for the best
				picture and sound quality.
	Y	Y	Y	Component video connections separate the
				luminance (Y) and color difference signals (PR,
	PB /CB	PB / CB
			PB	PB) and provide picture quality better than
	PR /CR	PR /CR
			PR	S-Video and composite video. (Some manufac-
Component
				turers label their component video sockets
video
	PR /CR	PR /CR		slightly differently.)
	PB /CB	PB / CB	Y PB PR	The DPS-10.5’s HD VIDEO OUT COMPO-
	Y	Y		NENT sockets are BNC connectors.
S-Video			S VIDEO	S-Video connections provide better picture
				quality than composite video.
			VIDEO	Composite video is commonly used on TVs,
Composite video				VCRs, and other video equipment. Use only
				dedicated composite video cables.

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