When connecting video components such as DVD players, cable boxes, satellite receivers and television/plasmas, you can use different types of cables depending on how the video component is equipped.
Video connections:
If the video component is equipped with S-VIDEO jacks, it is recommended to connect to your unit or directly to the television monitor using an S-VIDEO cable. S-VIDEO cables provide better picture clarity and resolution. If the video component is not equipped with an S-VIDEO jack, use a conventional RCA or RCA composite cable to connect to your unit or connect it directly to the television. The illustration here shows how to connect video components to your unit.
Note:
When connecting more than one video component to your unit (i.e. VCR and DVD player) it is easier to use either all S-VIDEO cables or all RCA to RCA composite cables. This allows both video signals (DVD and VCR) to be sent through your unit to the TV monitor using just one video input on the TV
(S-Video or RCA). Regardless of the video component being played DVD or VCR, the picture will always appear on the same video input of the monitor.
If you use both S-Video and RCA composite cables to connect different video components to your unit, you must also use both S-Video and RCA composite cables to connect the TV monitor to your unit. For example, if you connect a DVD player to your unit using S-Video cable and a VCR using an RCA to RCA composite cable, you must also connect the TV to your unit using both types of cables. This requires an S-Video cable from the S-Video monitor out jack on your unit to an S-Video input on the TV (i.e. Video 1). In addition, you must use an RCA composite cable from the composite video monitor out jack on your unit to an RCA composite video input on the TV but not the same input used for the S-Video cable (i.e. Video 2). Using this type of dual cable video connection, you will need to switch the TV video input source from TV to Video 1 to Video 2 depending on the video source being played-TV, DVD or VCR.
