Home Theater Connections; Audio Connections - Sony CMT-CQ1 - Micro Hi Fi Component System Manual

Home Theater Connections

Connecting a home theater is easier than you may have imagined. Separate
components from reputable manufacturers come with clear directions and easy-to-follow
diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by
building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. These Sony systems
go even further with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals.
This section will review some of the most common home theater connections, and
help guide you in choosing connections when your equipment offers more than one way
to do the job.
Line-Level Analog Audio. These are the most common audio connections in a home
theater system, hooking up most of your source components to your A/V receiver.
The physical connector is called either an "RCA" or "pin" plug. In stereo, the Right
and Left are usually color-coded so you don't mix them up. Right plugs and jacks are
coded in Red. Left plugs and jacks are coded in white. In some cases, 5.1-channel
connections are used, for example in taking the output of a multi-channel Super
Audio CD player to an A/V receiver.
Line-level analog audio jacks are generally color-coded red for
Right and white for Left. The plugs on the cables share the
same color code.
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