Technicolor - Thomson DTH 8550 Sockets and cables, Peritel socket scart, AV1 audio video Outputs

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Connections and initial set up

Sockets and cables

There are several ways in which you can incorporate your DVD player into an Audio-Video system.The simplest of these is described on page 15. This uses Scart-Peritel cables that combine Audio analogue connections for sound, and Video for the RGB image.This connection ensures the optimum image quality (like Y, U,V). If you cannot use Scart-Peritel sockets, the explanations on this and the followings pages should enable to you to choose the method of connection best suited to the sockets and appliances you have. Sound and image quality depend to a large extent on the types of connections used.

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Peritel socket (scart)

1 - AV1 (audio - video Outputs)

This socket allows you to transfer Audio and Video (sound and images) from your DVD recorder to a television set or other device (flat screen, audio- video amplifier, etc.) that is fitted with the same type of socket.The audio signal (sound) available from this socket is analogue stereo and the video signal (images) from the socket can be adapted according to the type of device that will reproduce them.You can select from among RGB, S-Video and Video in the system Option menu on page 65.

In order to benefit from the best image quality, ensure that the RGB, 1H, 2H selector is positioned on RGB.

Note: if you use Y, Pb/Cb Pr/Pb sockets also known as YUV), select the 1H or 2H position depending on the possibilities of the television set or monitor:

•1H for interlaced scan

•2H for progressive scan

2 - AV2 (audio - video Input and Output)

This socket allows the sending of Audio Video (sound and images) from your DVD recorder to another device (satellite or cable receiver, …) fitted with the same type of socket.

If you have connected a cable or satellite receiver to this connector, in the system Options menu (on page 64) select the RGB setting in order to benefit from the best image quality for your recordings.

Note: the Péritel socket is also known by the name of Péritélévision or Scart. The latter is an abbreviation of « Syndicat des Constructeurs d’Appareils Radioélectriques et de Télévision ».

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