Back Of The Dvd Player (Explanation Of Jacks) - RCA DRC220N User Manual

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Chapter 5: Additional Information
Description of Jacks (from left to right)
AUDIO OUT – Insert audio cables (left - white, and right - red) to the AUDIO R and L jacks on your DVD Player and to the
corresponding Audio Input jacks (left and right) on your TV or receiver.
VIDEO OUT – If you are using color-coded red, yellow and white RCA cables, connect the yellow video cable to this jack and to
the Video Input jack on your TV.
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL and COAXIAL)
Use one of these jacks to connect your DVD Player to a Dolby Digital or DTS receiver or decoder. Some receivers have either the
COAXIAL or OPTICAL type of Digital Audio Input jack, and some have both. Under most conditions, optical and coaxial
connections work equally well — the only difference is the type of cable you connect to the jack.
Rarely, but sometimes, coaxial digital cables — especially long ones, pick up radio frequency (RF) interference from household
appliances, nearby power lines, and/or broadcast towers. If you want to use a less expensive cable, connect a coaxial cable to the
COAXIAL jack if your receiver has a COAXIAL input jack..
OPTICAL - connect an optical cable (SPDIF) to the OPTICAL jack on the DVD Player and Digital Audio
Optical Input jack on your receiver.
COAXIAL - connect digital cable to this jack and to the Digital Audio Coaxial Input jack on your receiver.
the cable is not a black coaxial cable, but an RCA-type cable.
Y, Pb, Pr – Use these jacks to connect to a TV with component video input jacks. Unlike a single video input, component video
maintains the video signal as three separate signals through these three jacks. This connection provides optimum quality. To
ensure maximum picture quality, use three video-grade cables for the Y, Pb, and Pr connections. It is essential to match the color-
coded connectors with a compatible TV.
S-VIDEO OUT – If your TV has an S-VIDEO jack, connect an S-Video cable to the DVD Player's S-VIDEO jack and to the TV's
S-Video jack to achieve better picture quality than using the VIDEO jack. S-Video only carries the picture, so you must connect
the audio cables, as well.
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