Apple 8600 appendix Connecting video equipment, Video input and output ports and connectors

Connecting video equipment

You can connect video equipment to your computer so that you can view TV and other video images on your monitor, and store the images on your hard disk. You can also view the Macintosh desktop on a television screen attached to the computer, and record images from the desktop using a videocassette recorder (VCR).

Your Macintosh can work with two major video formats:

mComposite video, which is used by most televisions, most VCRs, and laserdisc players. Composite video devices plug into the computer’s RCA-type video ports (˜ and Â)

mS-video, which is a high-quality video format used by many video cameras, VCRs, and televisions. S-video devices plug into the computer’s S-video ports (æ and Æ).

The video input and output ports and connectors

The illustration below shows the computer’s video input and output ports.

˜Composite video input port Connects your Macintosh to the RCA-type Video Out port of most VCRs, laserdisc players, video cameras, and other video input equipment

æS-video input port

Connects your Macintosh to the S-video Out port

of VCRs, laserdisc players, video cameras, or other video input equipment that uses an S-video connector

ÂComposite video output port Connects your Macintosh to the RCA-type Video In port of most VCRs, or other video recording or video display equipment

ÆS-video output port Connects your Macintosh to the S-video In port of VCRs, or other video recording or video display equipment that uses an S-video connector

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