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Making Connections
To accommodate a wide range of home entertainment systems, this player features numerous connection types for both audio and video.
Please refer to the instructions on this and the following pages to determine the best possible type of connections for your system.
• Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.
• Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed and double-checked all audio and video connections.
■ Optical digital terminals
The optical digital terminals are provided with protection caps. Before you connect a cable to a terminal, remove
the cap and keep it safely. If you disconnect the cable, put the cap back on the terminal.
■ RCA/phono AV connection color coding
RCA/phono AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow.
Use red plugs to connect right-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically
labeled “R”). Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and
outputs (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to connect composite
video inputs and outputs.
• Push plugs in all the way to make good connections (loose connections can cause noise or malfunctions).
• To prevent interference, keep audio and video cables away from power cords and speaker cables.
Video
Audio
Before Making Any Connections
Right (red)
Left (white)
Analog audio
Composite video
(Yellow)
(Yellow)
Right (red)
Left (white)
Right
Wrong!
AV Cables & Sockets
Cable Socket Description
Component video
cable
Component video separates the luminance (Y) and color
difference signals (P
R, PB), providing the best picture quality
(Some TV manufacturers label their component video sockets
slightly differently).
S-video cable
S-Video separates the luminance and color signals and provides
better picture quality than composite video.
Composite video
cable
Composite video is commonly used on TVs, VCRs, and other
video equipment. Use only dedicated composite video cables.
PB
Y
PB
Y
PR
P
R
PB
PR
Y
S
VIDEO
VIDEO
Cable Socket Description
Optical digital
audio cable
Offers good sound quality and allows you to enjoy surround
sound (e.g., Dolby Digital, DTS).
The audio quality is the same as for coaxial.
Coaxial digital
audio cable
Offers good sound quality and allows you to enjoy surround
sound (e.g., Dolby Digital, DTS).
The audio quality is the same as for optical.
Analog audio
cable (RCA/phono)
This cable carries analog audio. It’s the most common connection
format for analog audio, and can be found on virtually all AV
components.
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
ANALOG
L
R