Av Cables And Connectors - Integra DTR-7.4 Instruction Manual

AV Cables and Connectors

• Always refer to the instructions that came with the
component that you are connecting.
• Do not plug in the power cord until all connections
have been properly made.
• For input jacks, red connectors (marked R) are
used for the right channel, white connectors
(marked L) are used for the left channel, and
yellow connectors (marked V) are used for video
connection.
• The optical digital jacks are all of shutter-type
construction. Connect an optical cable by first
making sure the cable is oriented correctly and
then inserting it into the jack by pushing the
shutter lid inwards.
Rear optical jack
Cables are depicted in the connection diagrams as shown below.
Cable names
Y
Component video
P
B
connection cable
P
R
S video connection
cable
Video connection
cable
Cable names
Optical cable
Coaxial cable
Audio connection
cable
Multichannel
connection cable
Front optical jack
Types of video connection cables and terminals
Cable forms
Y
P
B
P
R
Types of audio connection cables and terminals
Cable forms
• Insert all plugs and connectors securely. Improper
connections can result in noise, poor performance,
or damage to the equipment.
Improper connection
Inserted completely
• Do not bind audio/video connection cables with
power cords and speaker cables. Doing so may
adversely affect the picture and sound quality.
Terminal shapes
Component video separates the luminance
(Y) and color difference signals (P
providing the best picture quality. Some TV
manufacturers label their component video
inputs differently.
The video quality is higher than the one
using the composite video connection. The
video component control signals such as
aspect ratio signal cannot be sent through
this connection.
This is the standard video connection
method and most of the video components
like TV and VCR are equipped with the
terminals of this type.
Terminal shapes
You can enjoy various type of digital sound
including Dolby Digital format sound. The
sound quality is equal to the one available
through the coaxial cable connection.
You can enjoy various type of digital sound
including Dolby Digital format sound. The
sound quality is equal to the one available
through the optical cable connection.
This connection carries analog audio
signals.
These types of terminals will be found on
DVD players that support DVD-Audio
format.
R L
Description
, P ),
R B
Description
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