CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING YOUR DSS® RECEIVER TO

YOUR TV

If your DSS® system has not been professionally installed, or if you move your system or add a component, refer to these pages to help you connect your system.

JACKS AND CABLES

S-Video Jack and Cable (S-VHS)

The S-Video jack provides the best picture quality for your DSS® system.

This jack is available on many TVs and is used in conjunction with

 

audio cables to connect the DSS® receiver to your TV. Remember

 

also to connect the left and right audio cables because the S-

S-Video Jack

Video jack carries only the picture signal, not the sound.

 

Audio/Video Jacks and Cables (RCA-type)

The audio/video jacks provide very good picture and stereo sound quality, and should be used if your TV has no S-Video jack.

Theses jacks are used for most audio/video connections between

 

components. The DSS® receiver audio/video jacks are color coded

 

(yellow for video, red for right audio, and white for left audio). If

Audio/Video Jack

your TV has only one input for audio (mono), connect it to the

 

right (red) audio jack on the DSS® receiver.

 

RF Jacks and Coaxial Cables (F-type)

The RF jacks provide good picture and mono sound quality, and are to be used if audio/video connections are not available for your TV.

These jacks are required for antenna or cable-TV connections.

 

The RF jacks on the DSS® receiver are labeled IN FROM ANT and

 

OUT TO TV. The coaxial cable supplied with your DSS® system is

RF Jack

used to connect the RF jacks between the DSS® receiver and your

 

TV’s antenna input.

 

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Technicolor - Thomson DRD302RA Connecting Your DSS Receiver to Your TV, Jacks and Cables, Video Jack and Cable S-VHS

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