Mitsubishi Electronics LT-3780, LT-3280 manual Connection Styles, Direct Device-To-Device Style

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Chapter 2: Connecting

Connection Styles

There are two different connection styles that can be used when connecting IEEE 1394 devices. Use the style that fits your network of audio/video products.

Direct Device-To-Device Style

The IEEE 1394 offers you the capability to chain devices, unlike previous audio and video connections where you had to individually connect each device directly to the media center. For example, you can connect a D-VHS to a 1394 DVD Player and then to the media center. The resulting IEEE 1394 chain will allow you to add more devices to the chain. You will be able to see each video device on the media center’s Device Selection Menu and send information from any IEEE 1394 device to other compatible devices.

4-Pin Style vs. 6-Pin Style Connectors

There are two different types of connectors used for IEEE 1394 terminals and cables, a 4-pin and a 6-pin style.

The 4-pin connector sends digital audio signals, digital video signals and digital control signals back and forth between devices. Your media center has two

(2) 4-pin type connection terminals available on the rear panel.

The 6-pin connector is capable of sending the same digital audio, video and control signals as the 4-pin connector, but the 6-pin connector is also able to send

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low voltage electrical power. This media center does not have 6 pin connectors.

The purpose of this low voltage electrical power is to provide the needed operating power to a device that is not connected directly to the household AC power such as a camcorder. A device with a 6-pin connector can send this electrical power to another device, or receive electrical power from another device, or simply use a 6- pin connector without using the two additional pins.

A 6-pin connector cannot be connected directly to a

Hub Connection Style

The IEEE 1394 also offers you the capability to connect your devices using the media center as a hub within the audio/video network. Each device can send information, which may include audio and video, to any other device in the network.

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4-pin terminal, and vice versa. To connect a 6-pin device to a 4-pin device, you will need

to obtain a 6-pin to 4-pin adaptor or adaptor cable. These cables are available from electronic and computer stores.

When connecting a 6-pin device (such as a camcorder) to the media center, (if it is designed to receive electrical power from another 6-pin

device) you will need to connect the camcorder directly to the household AC, or use the camcorder’s battery for power. If this is not possible, then the camcorder will need to be connected directly to another 6-pin device in the network that can provide the electrical power.

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