Connector Glossary - Sling Media SlingPlayer User Manual

Connector glossary

Here's some helpful information about the various connectors. If you need to buy
additional cables, this may come in handy.
The input Also
is called: called:
Cable TV input Coaxial, or
or Antenna/ "co-ax"
cable input connection
Composite RCA
inputs connection
Audio inputs —
S-video input —
Mini-A/V input Mini-RCA
connection
Port for the —
HD Connect
cable
Component —
inputs
The connection
looks like:
More SlingPlayer and Slingbox options • Page 57
The cable Notes:
looks like:
Used to connect to basic, analog
cable service or to an antenna.
The white is for the left audio, the
red is for the right audio, and the
yellow is for video.
These are used for audio-only
connections. White is for left
audio, red is for right audio.
An S-video connection produces
higher quality video. S-video
connections carry no sound. You
can use an
S-video connection in
combination with an audio
connection.
Many video cameras have this
kind of connection. Typically, they
have a composite connection
(
(Not to scale) See the important
note at the top of the page.
Used with high-end video
devices. The device splits video
colors into their components:
green, blue and red. They carry
no sound, so they're used with
audio cables.
), on the other end.