Motorola VIP1200/1216 installation manual Audio Connection Options, Best, Good

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1 INTRODUCTION

If you are connecting to a standard TV, use one of:

Best

S-Video

Video

This is the highest quality standard video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

only

output. If your standard TV has an S-Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

input, connect it to the S-VIDEOoutput on your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

set-top box using the provided S-Video cable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very RCA-type Video

If your standard TV does not have an S-Video

Good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

only

input, connect it to the VIDEO OUT connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on your set-top box using the provided

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RCA-type video cable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good

RF coaxial

Video

If your TV only has a coaxial RF input, use the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and

coaxial TO TV (VIDEO OUT) connector.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio Connection Options

To connect your TV or home theater receiver for audio, depending on its capabilities, you can use one of the following audio outputs:

Best

OPTICAL

If possible with your TV or home theater receiver, use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the OPTICAL output to deliver S/PDIF Dolby® audio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In most cases, it offers better quality, including

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

support for Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good

AUDIO

If your TV or home theater receiver has no S/PDIF input,

 

L and R

use the RCA-type AUDIO outputs to your TV or home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

theater receiver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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