Krell Industries 7.1 manual Connect Video Sources and, the Video Monitor

Connecting the Home Theater Standard 7.1 to Your System, continued

Step 5: Connect

Video Sources and

the Video Monitor

The Home Theater Standard 7.1 is equipped with component, s-video, and composite connections. We recommend that you use the component connection to the Home Theater Standard 7.1, wher- ever the video source and video monitor both feature component connections. See the user manuals included with these sources for more information.

Video inputs for the Home Theater Standard 7.1 include 2 compo- nent inputs (51), 4 s-video inputs (47), and 4 composite inputs (49). Video outputs include 1 component video output (50), 2 s-video out- puts (46), and 2 composite video outputs (48). The component video output, 1 s-video output, and 1 composite video output include on- screen display (OSD). For dubbing purposes, only the s-video and composite outputs labeled OSD display on screen information.

CHOOSING A STANDARD VIDEO SIGNAL

There are three standard video signals:

1.Component Video. Choose the component connection for video moni- tors that have component (YPbPr or YCbCr) connections. Component video is the most accurate standard video signal, using three wires to convey luminance (Y), red minus luminance (R-Y), and blue minus luminance (B-Y) signals. These signals bypass television circuitry required to process s-video signals, eliminating cross-color contamina- tion and resulting in more reliable, correct color.

Interlaced signals build screen content in two passes.

Progressive signals build screen content in one pass. This technology eliminates motion artifacts and produces film-quality pictures. Both your source and video monitor must be equipped with progressive video technology to realize this advantage.

2.S-Video.Choose the s-video connection for video monitors that have s-video connections but do not have component connections. S-video separately transmits the luminance (Y) and color (C) components of the video signal using one wire. The s-video signals bypass television cir- cuitry required by composite video, and reduces video noise as well as cross-contamination of color and black and white signals.

3.Composite Video. Choose the composite connection for video moni- tors that are not equipped with component video or s-video. Composite video is an encoded video signal that transmits luminance (Y) and color

(C) information on one wire.

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