Hookups

Connecting Video Components

Before you connect any components, disconnect the power supply to all the components you plan to connect including this unit and determine which jacks are for the left and right channels and for input and output. After you finish all hookups, check them again to make sure they are correct.

About the video jacks

There are three types of video jacks. Video signals input through the VIDEO jacks are the conventional composite video signals. Video signals input through the S VIDEO jacks are separated into luminance (Y) and color (C) video signals. The S-video signals achieve high quality color reproduction.

Video signals input through the COMPONENT VIDEO jacks are separated into luminance (Y) and color difference (PB/CB, PR/CR) video signals. The jacks are also separated into three for each signal. The labels of the component video jacks may be different depending on the component (e.g. Y, CB, CR / Y, PB, PR / Y, B-Y, R-Y/ etc.). Component video signals provide the best quality in picture reproduction.

Preparations

Composite VIDEO jack

S VIDEO jack

COMPONENT VIDEO jacks

If your video component has an S-video output or component video output, you can connect it to this unit. Connect the S-video signal output jack on your video component to the S-VIDEOjack or connect the component signal output jacks on your video component to the COMPONENT VIDEO jacks.

Notes:

Each type of video jack works independently. Signals input through the composite video, S-video, and component jacks are output through the corresponding composite video, S- video, and component jacks respectively.

Use a commercially available S-video cable when connecting to the S VIDEO jacks, and commercially available video cables when connecting to the COMPONENT VIDEO jacks.

When you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO jacks, check the details in the owner’s manual that came with the component being connected.

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