2Composite Video Inputs
The SSP-800 supports two composite video inputs, with RCA connectors labeled 1 and 2. Use these inputs when the output of your source component is composite.
A composite video signal (also called “baseband video” or “NTSC video”) combines the black & white and the color components of a video signal and transmits them over a single cable. Composite video transmission always generates interference between luminance and chrominance portions of the signal and, for that reason, is usually inferior in quality to the S-Video format.
3Component Video Inputs
The SSP-800 supports two component video inputs, each with three RCA connectors labeled 1 and 2 – the component video format requires three separate cables labeled Pr, Pb, and Y. Use these inputs when the output of your source is component.
Although still analog, a component video signal provides a much sharper image than S-Video or composite formats. The component video delivers color video signals by maintaining the three YUV signal segments in three separate channels. YUV is a video format definition which defines the “color space”, a mathematical model of the color within an image, of a video signal. Y stands for luma (brightness), U for a color difference signal (blue minus luma or B-Y), and V for second color difference signal (red minus luma or R-Y). Therefore, the three sections of the component signal are Y (luminance – the black & white portion of the video), Pb (Blue Color Difference), and Pr (Red Color Difference).
To connect the source component video output cables to the SSP-800 component video input rear panel connectors:
•Use the red cable for the Pr (Red Color Difference) connectors.
•Use the blue cable for the Pb (Blue Color Difference) connectors.
•Use the green cable for the Y (Luminance) connectors.
The SSP-800 accepts component video at either standard definition (SD) or high definition (HD) video rates. Component video is NOT accepted at 1080p via analog component connections.
NOTE: Although the SSP-800 component inputs support all resolutions except 1080p, some source material will be restricted to 480p at the source.
4HDMI Inputs
The SSP-800 supports four HDMI inputs, labeled 1 to 4. Whenever possible, we recommend the use of HDMI for all audio and video source input connections. The SSP-800 is HDMI v.1.3b enabled, supporting Deep Color, 1080p @ 24/50/60 fps, and x.v.Color(xvYCC).
The HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) format is the only available single-cable digital pathway for both video and audio signals, providing higher performance levels and simplifying component-to- component connections. HDMI is backwards compatible with the earlier video-only DVI (Digital Video Interface) standard. Adaptors to convert a DVI cable connector to HDMI and vice-versa are readily
