Integra Connecting the DPC-8.5, Before Making Any Connections, AV Cables & Connectors

Connecting the DPC-8.5

This chapter explains how to connect the DPC-8.5 to your other AV components.

Before Making Any Connections

•Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.

•Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed all audio and video connections.

Optical Digital Output

The DPC-8.5’s optical digital output socket has a dust cap for keeping out dust and dirt when it’s not in use.

Remove the cap before inserting an optical plug, and push the plug in all the way to make a good connection. Keep the dust cap in a safe place for future use.

RCA AV Connection Color Coding

RCA-type AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-chan- nel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and out- puts (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs.

Right (red)	Analog audio	Right (red)
Left (white)		Left (white)
(Yellow)	Composite video	(Yellow)
• Push each plug in all the way to		Right!
make a good connection (loose
connections can cause noise or
malfunctions).
• To prevent interference, keep
audio and video cables away		Wrong!
from power cords and speaker
cables.

AV Cables & Connectors

				Video
	PR / CR	PR / CR	PB	PR	Component video separates the luminance (Y) and
		Y			color difference signals (PR, PB), providing the best
	PB /CB	PB / CB
Component	Y	Y			picture quality. (Some TV manufacturers label their
					component video inputs slightly differently.)
video	Y	Y			The DPC-8.5 has a BNC component video output and
		Y	PB	PR
					an RCA component video output.
	PB /CB	PB / CB
	PR /CR	PR /CR
			S VIDEO		S-Video provides better picture quality than composite
S-Video
					video.
Composite			VIDEO		Composite video can be found on virtually all TVs,
					VCRs, and other video equipment. Use only dedicated
video
					composite video cables.

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