AV cables and connectors
•Be sure to always refer to the instructions that came with the component that you are connecting.
•Do not plug in the power cord until all connections have been properly made.
•For input jacks, red connectors (marked R) are used for the right channel, white connectors (marked L) are used for the left channel, and yellow connectors (marked V) are used for video connection.
•Insert all plugs and connectors securely. Improper connections can result in noise, poor performance, or damage to the equipment.
Improper connection
Inserted completely
• Do not bind audio/video connection cables with power cords and speaker cables. Doing so may adversely affect the picture and sound quality.
Cables are depicted in the connection diagrams as shown below.
The types of the video connection cables and the terminals
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| Component video separates the luminance (Y) |
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Component video |
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| the best picture quality. Some TV manufacturers |
PB | PB |
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| Y | Y |
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| The video quality is higher than the one using |
S video connection cable |
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| the composite video connection. The video |
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| signal cannot be sent through this connection. |
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| This is the standard video connection method |
Video connection cable |
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| and most of the video components like TV and |
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| VCR are equipped with the terminals of this | |
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The types of the audio connection cables and the terminals
Cable names | Cable forms | Terminal shapes | Description |
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| You can enjoy various type of digital sound |
Optical cable |
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| through the coaxial cable connection. |
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| You can enjoy various type of digital sound |
Coaxial cable |
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| including Dolby Digital format sound. The |
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| through the optical cable connection. |
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| This connection carries analog audio signals. |
Audio connection cable |
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| This type of terminals will be found on the DVD |
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connection cable |
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