Video connections, 11 En, Digital connections

■Digital connections

If you want to use the Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG function on your AV receiver, connect DIGITAL (OPTICAL) <A> or DIGITAL (COAXIAL) <B> or HDMI <C> jack of this unit to the corresponding input jacks of your AV receiver using a commercially available digital optical, digital coaxial or HDMI cable.

See “HDMI jack <A>” on page 12 about HDMI connection.

		CENTER		COAXIAL	IN
L				L
									AV
R				R
MIXED 2CH	FRONT	SUBWOOFER	SURROUND	OPTICAL	OUT	ON	OFF	RS 232C	HDMI
	AUDIO OUT			DIGITAL		REMOTE CONTROL

This unit (U.K. and

Europe models)

<A>	<B>	<C>
OPTICAL	COAXIAL	HDMI
IN	IN	IN

AV receiver

Speakers

CONNECTIONS

Video connections

This unit has SCART, composite video, S-video, component video and HDMI output jacks. If your AV receiver has video output jacks, connect your receiver and then your TV so that you can use one TV for several different video sources (LD, VCR etc.) by simply switching the input source selector on your receiver.

Use the one that corresponds to the input jacks on the component to be connected.

This unit (U.K. and Europe models)

			PR / CR
		VIDEO
AV			PB / CB
			Y
RS 232C	HDMI	S VIDEO	COMPONENT
ONTROL			VIDEO OUT

Video pin cable (supplied)

<A>	<B>	<C>		<D>	<E>
HDMI	VIDEO	S-VIDEO	PB/CB PR/CR	Y
IN	IN	IN	COMPONENT VIDEO IN

AV receiver


HDMI		VIDEO	S VIDEO	COMPONENT
OUT		OUT	OUT	VIDEO OUT
HDMI		VIDEO	S VIDEO	COMPONENT
	IN	IN	IN	VIDEO IN

English

Notes

•If you make a connection with <A> or <B>, set [Digital Out] to [All] (see “Setting the digital output” on page 28).

•If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver, the receiver produces a distorted sound or no sound at all. Make sure to select the appropriate audio format from the menu screen on the disc.

Pressing AUDIO on the remote control once or more may change not only the audio languages but also the audio format.

•SA-CD audio signals are not output from DIGITAL (COAXIAL/OPTICAL) jacks.

•If you want to enjoy Dolby Digital, DTS, and MPEG formats, you must connect this unit to an AV receiver that supports these formats.

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DVD-S1700B specifications

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