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Choosing audio and video cables
The Recorder comes with a Composite A/V cable (ᕡ). Composite A/V cables have three
ends, two (white and red) for L/R audio, and one (yellow) for video. Composite A/V
cables provide excellent audio and video, and you can connect the Recorder to a TV or
A/V receiver using only this cable. All of the setup diagrams in this book and the Start
Here booklet show connections using a Composite A/V cable.
The Recorder’s back panel also includes premium connectors for S-Video (ᕢ) and
Component Video cables (ᕣ), and for a Digital Audio cable (ᕤ). If you want the best
quality audio and video available and you have high end equipment that supports these
connections, you may want to purchase these additional cables to use instead of the
Composite A/V cables shown in the setup diagrams.
Premium Video. The Recorder’s premium video connectors are S-Video input and output,
and component video output. S-Video provides a higher quality signal than composite,
and component video is better still, providing the highest quality video signal generally
available in consumer electronics.
Premium Audio. The Recorder’s premium audio connector is an optical digital audio
output. Using digital audio can make a difference if you are watching DVDs with DTS
(Digital Theater Systems
TM
) audio and you have an A/V receiver with a DTS decoder, or
you are watching DVDs with Dolby Digital
TM
audio. Use it if your A/V receiver supports
it and you want the best DVD audio signal available. See the User’s Guide for instructions
on selecting the appropriate audio settings when using this cable.
You can use any combination of audio and video connectors (for example, composite
audio with S-Video, as in figure ᕢ, or digital audio with component video).
(S-Video)
(red)
(white)
(yellow)
(yellow)
(white)
(red)
(red)
(blue)
(green)
Optical Digital Audio Cable and Jack
Component Video Cable and Jacks
Composite L/R Audio with S-Video cable
Composite A/V Cable and Jacks
ᕡ
ᕢ
ᕣ
ᕤ