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Connecting the DPS-5.5
•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 Inputs
The DPS-5.5’s optical digital connectors have a shutter-
type cover that opens when an optical plug is inserted,
and closes when it’s removed. Push the plug in all the
way.
RCA/phono AV Connection Color Coding
RCA/phono AV connections are usually color coded:
red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-
channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”).
Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and
outputs (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to
connect composite video inputs and outputs.
• Push each plug in all the way to
make a good connection (loose
connections can cause noise or
malfunctions).
•To prevent interference, keep
audio and video cables away from
power cords and speaker cables.
Before Making Any Connections
Right (red)
Left (white)
(Yellow)
Analog audio
Composite video
Right (red)
Left (white)
(Yellow)
Right!
Wrong!
AV Cables & Connectors
Video
Component
video
Component video separates the luminance (Y)
and color difference signals (P
R
, P
B
), providing
the best picture quality. Some TV manufacturers
label their component video inputs differently.
The DPS-5.5 has RCA/phono and BNC compo-
nent video outputs.
S-Video
S-Video provides better picture quality than com-
posite video.
Composite
video
Composite video can be found on virtually all
TVs, VCRs, and video equipment.
Audio
Optical
digital
Optical digital audio connections provide better
audio quality than analog connections.
Coaxial
digital
Coaxial digital audio connections provide better
audio quality than analog connections.
Analog
RCA/phono analog audio connectors can be
found on virtually all AV components.
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C
R
C
B
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R
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B
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R
P
B
Y
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C
R
C
B
Y
C
R
C
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B
P/ /
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