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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS

OPTION 2:

Direct Connections to a Television or
Video Projector with Audio Connections
to an A/V Receiver or Surround Processor

To hear the benefits of discrete, multichannel
digital audio, you will need to use an external
Dolby Digital/DTS-capable A/V receiver or
surround processor. In this installation, you
maintain a direct video connection to your
television, but use the audio processing from
another device.

Note that step

is not used, as it is for

analog audio connections only. This installation
starts with step

Connect the

Composite Video Output

on the DVD 5 to a video input on your tele-

vision. Note that composite video connections
typically have a yellow center ring for easy
identification.

If your television or projector is equipped

with component video inputs, connect the three

Component Video Outputs

on the DVD

5 to the matching component video inputs on
your video display.

Connect the

S-Video Output

∞

on the

DVD 5 to an S-Video input on your television.

Connect the AC power cord to an AC

outlet.

Connect either the

Optical Digital

Output

or the

Coaxial Digital Output

™

on the DVD 5 to the matching digital input

jacks on your A/V receiver or surround proces-
sor. Note that only one of these connections is
required, not both.

Connect the left/right

Analog Audio

Outputs

of the DVD 5 to the matching

left/right analog inputs on your A/V receiver or
surround processor.

Installation Notes and Hints

■

Only one type of audio connection is
required, either digital or analog. If possible,
a digital connection is preferred, as that will
enable you to listen to DVD soundtracks
with the clarity, definition and channel sepa-
ration made possible by Dolby Digital and
DTS. Follow Step

for digital audio con-

nections. However, if you do not yet have a
receiver capable of digital audio processing,
you will still benefit from an analog connec-
tion so that the receiver may create a multi-
channel soundfield using Dolby Pro Logic or
other matrix decoding. Follow Step

for

instructions on analog audio connections.

■

If your television has both standard compos-
ite video and S-Video inputs, you only need
to use one of the two connections. Where
possible, we recommend an S-Video connec-
tion due to the higher picture quality.

■

Do not connect any of the video outputs of
the DVD 5 through a VCR. The use of
Macrovision encoding on most DVD discs
means that most discs will have a distorted
picture when connections are made through
a VCR.

■

Note that the volume level for DVD playback
may different from the level for other input
sources to your receiver. This is normal and
does not indicate a problem with the DVD 5
or your receiver. Simply use the volume con-
trol on the receiver to set the desired level.

■

Depending on the product and brand, a
number of different descriptions are used to
label component video connections. You may
see them as Y/Pr/Pb, Y/Cr/Cb or Y/R-Y/B-Y.
For the purposes of connecting a DVD play-
er, all of these labels are normally identical.
The best guide is to connect the component
video connections using the green/red/blue
color coding of the inner rings of the con-
nection jacks.

■

When making connections to a high defini-
tion (HDTV) or “digital ready” set, do not
connect the component video outputs of the
DVD 5 to inputs labeled “HD Component
Inputs” unless you have checked with the
set’s owner’s manual to ensure that the HD
input is also compatible with standard scan
(NTSC) video.