DirecTV R10, User Manual

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C h a p t e r 1 C o n n e c t i n g
Choosing Audio and Video Cables
Sounds and pictures travel through cables. The choice of cables may seem overwhelming,
but they all perform the same function: they transfer sounds and pictures to your TV at
varying levels of quality.
Most TVs and other audio/video devices have connectors (jacks) for
Composite A/V
cables (
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). Composite A/V cables have three ends, two (white and red) for stereo audio
(left and right), and one (yellow) for video, providing excellent audio and video quality. If
your equipment has composite A/V jacks, use this cable. If your TV has only one audio
connector, connect just the white end, instead of both the red and the white ends.
The DVR’s back panel also includes connectors for
S-Video
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). S-Video provides a
higher quality video signal than composite. You may want to use the S-Video cable
instead of the yellow video end of the Composite A/V cable, if your equipment supports it.
(You can still use the red and white ends of the Composite A/V cable for stereo audio.)
Some TVs only have
Coaxial RF
(
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) jacks. If your TV only has an RF In connector, use a
Coaxial RF cable (not supplied) to connect your DVR to your TV.
The DVR includes a
Digital Audio
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) jack for Dolby Digital audio output. To use this
feature, you will need an Optical Digital Audio cable (not supplied), and a device (such as
an A/V receiver) that accepts Dolby Digital input. If you use an Optical Digital Audio
cable for sound, you'll also need a connection for the video signal. You can use an
S-Video cable, or the yellow end of a Composite A/V cable. If you use a Composite A/V
cable for video only, you don’t need to connect the red and white ends.
Ordinarily, your DVR produces tones to indicate when certain buttons on the remote
control are pressed or to indicate signal strength when you are positioning your dish. If
you are watching a program with digital audio, you will not hear these tones.
(S-Video)
(red)
(white)
(yellow)
(yellow)
(white)
(red)
(Coaxial RF)
(Digital Audio)
Composite A/V cable and jacks
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Composite L/R Audio with S-Video cable
Coaxial RF cable (not supplied) & jack
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Optical Digital Audio cable (not supplied)
& jack