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3 INSTALLATION
Before You Begin
Before you move or change components on the subscriber's entertainment system:
•
Review the installation instructions.
•
Determine if you are connecting to a standard analog NTSC TV (supporting an RF
input), a composite (baseband) video input, or an S-Video input) or a High-Definition
TV (supporting component video input, HDMI input or an IEEE-1394 input).
•
Determine if the subscriber has other equipment to be connected to the terminal
(home theater or A/V receiver, VCR, etc.)
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Verify that you have the necessary cables and other required items.
•
If the terminal was previously used, clear its hard drive before installing it at a new
subscriber location
Video Connection Options
Use the following guidelines to determine the best video connection for the subscriber
home entertainment system. To determine the available video inputs on the TV, check
the manual supplied with the TV or the TV itself.
The DCH3200 offers the following video outputs:
Component
(YPbPr)
HDMI
or
IEEE-1394
S-Video
Video
(composite)
RF
HDTV and
The YPbPr outputs provide component video, the most widely supported
SDTV
HD video connection.
HDTV and
HDMI and IEEE-1394 offer higher-quality HD video than component video.
SDTV
If the TV has an HDMI or a DVI input, use the HDMI output instead of the
IEEE-1394 output.
HDMI and IEEE-1394 are video and audio connections. If you use HDMI or
IEEE-1394, no separate audio connection to the TV is required.
HDMI is compatible with DVI. If the TV has a DVI input, you can use an
HDMI-to-DVI converter cable or adapter to connect to the DCH3200 HDMI
connector.
If you use IEEE-1394, on-screen graphics do not display.
SDTV only
If your TV has an S-Video input, use S-Video. S-Video is the highest- quality
standard-definition video output on the DCH3200.
SDTV only
If your TV does not have an S-Video input, use the composite video (video)
output.
SDTV only
If your TV only has a coaxial RF input, connect it to the DCH3200 RF out
connector.
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