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Connecting Your AV Components
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Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.
•
Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed all audio
and video connections.
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RCA/phono AV Connection Color
Coding
RCA/phono AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and
yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-channel audio inputs and
outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use white plugs to connect left-
channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “L”). Further, use
yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs.
•
Push the plugs in all the way
to make a good connection.
•
To prevent interference, keep
audio and video cables away
from power cords and speaker
cables.
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Video
■
Audio
Before making any connections
Right (red)
Left (white)
Right (red)
Left (white)
Incomplete
Inserted completely
AV cables & connectors
Component
video
Component video separates the luminance (Y) and color
difference signals (P
R
, P
B
), providing the best picture
quality. Some TV manufacturers label their component
video inputs differently.
S-Video
S-Video provides better picture quality than composite
video.
Composite
video
Composite video can be found on virtually all TVs,
VCRs, and video equipment.
Analog
RCA/phono analog audio connectors can be found on
virtually all AV components.
C
R
C
B
Y
C
R
C
B
P
R
P
B
P /
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/
R
P
B
Y
Y
P
B
P
R
S VIDEO
VIDEO
L
R
AUDIO
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