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CONNECTING AN AUDIO DEVICE - AUDIO CABLE TYPES
3.5MM CABLE | OPTICAL/SPDIF CABLE | HDMI CABLE | ||||||||||
AV cables (or Composite cables) are the | Optical/SPDIF cables transmit audio signals as | HDMI technology transmits | ||||||||||
traditional way of connecting your devices to | pulses of light through a cable made of plastic | |||||||||||
your audio device. Audio signals are sent over | fibers. Audio signals are digitally transmitted | HDMI cable. Audio Return | ||||||||||
the red and white connectors. | between devices. | (ARC) TVs allow audio to be sent over an already | ||||||||||
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• | Quality Stereo Connection | • | PCM Stream (Lossless) | • | CFC | |||||||
• | 2.0 Channel | • Dolby Digital 5.1 Channel |
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• | PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital | |||||||||||
• | Analog Connection | • | DTS 5.1 Channel | |||||||||
• | 2.0 - 5.1 Scaleable Lossless | |||||||||||
• | Audio Signal Only | • | Digital Connection | |||||||||
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