
2-2 Overview
Rear Panel The rear panel contains a switched power outlet; connectors for video, audio, and RF cabling;
data output; and modem and data interface connectors. Some connectors are not enabled and
require the support of application software.
Figure 2-2
Rear panel
Table 2-2
Rear panel connections
Key Item Function
1 CABLE IN F-type coaxial cable input
2 RF OUT RF video output
3 IR Mini phono jack enabling the DCT3412 to control a VCR using an optional, low-power IR
Blaster transmitter (not all IPGs support this feature)
4 S-VIDEO S-Video high-quality video output to a VCR or TV that accepts S-Video
5 VIDEO OUT RCA type video output to a VCR or TV
6 Y Pb Pr Component video output to an HDTV
7* ETHERNET Ethernet 10/100Base-T port
8 SPDIF Coaxial Dolby Digital 5.1 or PCM audio out put
9 OPTICAL SPDIF Optical digital Dolby Digital 5.1 audio or PCM audio output
10 AUDIO OUT L and R (left and right) RCA type stereo audio output jacks
11 HDMI HDMI video ou tput to an HDTV (can connect to a DVI input using an HDMI-to-DVI
converter cable)
12* USB USB 2.0 connector for devices such as keyboards, joysticks, scanners, disk storage, PCs,
printers, or digital cameras
13 SATA Connector for optional external hard drive
14 IEEE 1394 IEEE 1394 connector for connecting to audio and video devices such as a DTV.
15 AC power AC power connector:
The bottom plug is an input for the AC power cord
The top plug is a switched power outlet for a device such as a TV or VCR
* These connectors are not enabled and require the support of the application software
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