Motorola DVD operating instructions Choosing audio and video cables

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Choosing audio and video cables

The Recorder comes with a Composite A/V cable (￿). Composite A/V cables have three ends, two (white and red) for L/R audio, and one (yellow) for video. Composite A/V cables provide excellent audio and video, and you can connect the Recorder to a TV or A/V receiver using only this cable. All of the setup diagrams in this book and the Start Here booklet show connections using a Composite A/V cable.

The Recorder’s back panel also includes premium connectors for S-Video(￿) and Component Video cables (￿), and for a Digital Audio cable (￿). If you want the best quality audio and video available and you have high end equipment that supports these connections, you may want to purchase these additional cables to use instead of the Composite A/V cables shown in the setup diagrams.

Premium Video. The Recorder’s premium video connectors are S-Video input and output, and component video output. S-Video provides a higher quality signal than composite, and component video is better still, providing the highest quality video signal generally available in consumer electronics.

Premium Audio. The Recorder’s premium audio connector is an optical digital audio output. Using digital audio can make a difference if you are watching DVDs with DTS (Digital Theater SystemsTM) audio and you have an A/V receiver with a DTS decoder, or you are watching DVDs with Dolby DigitalTM audio. Use it if your A/V receiver supports it and you want the best DVD audio signal available. See the User’s Guide for instructions on selecting the appropriate audio settings when using this cable.

You can use any combination of audio and video connectors (for example, composite audio with S-Video, as in figure ￿, or digital audio with component video).

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Composite A/V Cable and Jacks 1

(red)

(white)

(yellow)

Composite L/R Audio with S-Video cable

(red)

(white)

(yellow)

(S-Video)

Component Video Cable and Jacks

(green)

(blue)

(red)

Optical Digital Audio Cable and Jack

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