CONNECTIONS

Connecting video components

Refer to the connection examples on the next page.

■Types of video jacks

There are three types of video jacks as follows:

COMPONENT VIDEO

S VIDEO

VIDEO

PR/CR PB/CB Y

2 1 3

1VIDEO jack

Conventional composite video signal.

2 S VIDEO jack

Transmits color and luminance separately and achives high-quality color reproduction.

3 COMPONENT VIDEO jacks

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

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

•Use a commercially available cable specified for connecting each type of jacks.

•The description of the component video jacks may differ depending on the component (e.g. Y, CB, CR/Y, PB, PR/Y, B-Y, R-Y etc.). When using these jacks, refer also to the operation instructions for the component being connected.

■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 S-video (or Component video) jacks, you also need to connect your video monitor using S-video (or Component video) jacks.

■Connecting a DVD player/digital TV/cable TV

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.

Then connect AUDIO jacks on your component to the AUDIO jacks on this unit.

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•If your video component has an S-video output or component video output, connect the S-video signal output jack on the component to the S VIDEO jack or connect the component video signal output jacks on the component to the COMPONENT VIDEO jacks.

•The AUDIO jacks are available for a video component which does not have optical digital output jack. However, multi- channel reproduction cannot be obtained with audio signals input from AUDIO jacks.

■Connecting a game console or camcorder

Connect the optical digital audio signal output jack on your video component to the OPTICAL jack on the front panel and connect video signal output jack on the component to the VIDEO jack on the front panel.

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•If your video component has an S-video output, connect the S- video signal output jack on the component to the S VIDEO jack.

•The AUDIO jacks are available for a video component such as a camcorder which does not have optical digital output jack.

■Connecting a VCR or DVR (digital

video recorder)

Connect the audio signal input jacks on your video component to the AUDIO OUT jacks and 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 and 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. Second VCR or digital video recorder can be connected using VCR 2/DVR jacks.

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•If your video component has an S-video input, connect the S- video signal input jack on the component to the S VIDEO OUT jack.

•If your video component has an S-video output, connect the S- video signal output jack on the component to the S VIDEO IN jack.

Notes

•Once you have connected a recording component to this unit, keep its power turned on while using this unit. If the power is off, this unit may distort the sound from other components.

•S-video and component video signals pass independently through this unit’s video circuit. Make sure to connect this unit to both a source component and a recording component using the video jacks of the same system.

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