Integra RDV-1.1 Connecting, Before Making Any Connections, AV Cables & Connectors

Connecting

This chapter explains how to connect the RDV-1.1 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 Outputs

The RDV-1.1’s optical digital output sockets have dust caps for keeping out dust and dirt when they’re not in use. Remove the cap before inserting an optical plug, and push the plug in all the way to make a good connec- tion. 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.

Analog audio
Right (red)	Right (red)
Left (white)	Left (white)
Composite video	(Yellow)
(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	Wrong!
audio and video cables away
from power cords and speaker cables.

AV Cables & Connectors
			Video
					HDMI connections can carry uncompressed,
HDMI			HDMI		standard or high definition digital video and up
					to eight channels of digital audio, for the best
					picture and sound quality.
	Y	Y	Y		Component video connections separate the
					luminance (Y) and color difference signals (PR,
	PB /CB	PB / CB
			PB		PB) and provide picture quality better than
	PR /CR	PR /CR
			PR		S-Video and composite video. (Some manufac-
Component
					turers label their component video sockets
video
	Y	Y			slightly differently.)
	PB /CB	PB / CB	PB	PR	The RDV-1.1 has an RCA component video
		Y
	PR /CR	PR /CR			input and output, and two BNC HD component
					video outputs.
S-Video			S VIDEO		S-Video connections provide better picture
					quality than composite video.
			VIDEO		Composite video is commonly used on TVs,
Composite video					VCRs, and other video equipment. Use only
					dedicated composite video cables.
SCART					SCART connections carry video (RGB,
(European					S-Video, and composite) and analog stereo
model only)			AV CONNECTOR		audio all in one cable.

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