Video Connection Options

The DCT3400 offers the following video outputs:

HDTV Component video, HDMI, or IEEE 1394

Standard Composite video, S-Video, or RF coaxial

To determine the available inputs on your TV, check the manual supplied with the TV or the TV itself.

Use the following guidelines to determine the best video connection for your home entertainment system:

•Component video (Y Pb Pr) – HDTV and standard

The Y, Pb, and Pr outputs provide component video, which is the most widely supported HDTV connection.

•HDMI or IEEE 1394 – HDTV and standard

HDMI and IEEE 1394 offer higher video quality than component video. If your TV has an HDMI input, use the HDMI output instead of IEEE 1394. Motorola recommends using HDMI cables less than 20 meters long.

HDMI and IEEE 1394 are video and audio connections. If you use HDMI or IEEE 1394, no separate audio connection to your TV is required.

HDMI is compatible with DVI. If your TV has a DVI input, you can use an HDMI-to-DVI converter cable to connect to the DCT3400 HDMI connector.

If you use IEEE 1394, on-screen graphics do not display.

•S-Video – standard only

If your TV has an S-Video input, use S-Video. S-Video is the highest quality standard-definition video output on the DCT3400.

•Composite video – standard only

If your TV does not have an S-Video input, use the composite video (VIDEO) output.

•RF coaxial – standard only

If your TV only has a coaxial RF input, connect it to the DCT3400 RF OUT connector.