Connecting video components, Types of video jacks

CONNECTIONS

Connecting video components

Refer to the connection examples on the next page.

■Types of video jacks

COMPONENT VIDEO

VIDEO

PRPBY

1 VIDEO jack

Conventional composite video signal.

2COMPONENT VIDEO jacks

Transmit color difference (PB, PR) and luminance separately and provide the best quality picture.

Use the commercially available cable type specified for connecting each jack.

•You can designate the input for the COMPONENT VIDEO A and B jacks to suit your components by using “INPUT 1 I/O ASSIGNMENT” on the set menu.

■Connecting a video monitor

Connect the video input jack on your video monitor to the MONITOR OUT VIDEO jack.

Note

•If you connect this unit with a source component using Component video jacks, you also need to connect your video monitor using Component video jacks.

■Connecting a DVD player

Connect the optical digital audio signal output jack on your component to the DIGITAL INPUT jack and connect the video signal output jack on the component to the VIDEO jack on this unit.

•Use the AUDIO jacks on this unit for a video component which does not have optical digital output jack. However, multi-channel reproduction cannot be obtained with audio signals input from the AUDIO jacks.

■Connecting a digital TV/cable TV

Connect the video signal output jack on your component to the VIDEO jack on this unit.

Connect the audio signal output jacks on the component to the AUDIO jacks on this unit.

■Connecting a recording component

Connect the audio signal input jacks on your video component to the AUDIO OUT jacks on this unit. Then connect the video signal input jack on the video component to the VIDEO OUT jack on this unit for picture recording.

Connect the audio signal output jacks on your component to the AUDIO IN jacks on this unit. Then connect the video signal output jack on the component to the VIDEO IN jack on this unit to play a source from your recording component.