Connections and Setup
chapter 1
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Graphics are for representation only. Your unit might differ from pictures in this book.
Audio Jacks and Cables
AUDIO L (left) and R (right)
These jacks send the audio from the disc you’re playing to the TV. The
audio jacks and cables are often color-coded (red for right audio, and
white for left audio). You must connect audio cables to the AUDIO L and R
jacks on the DVD Player and the corresponding Audio Input Jacks on the
TV no matter which Video jack you connect (VIDEO; S-VIDEO; Y, Pb, Pr).
Notes:
If your component has only one input for audio (mono), connect it to the left
(white L/Mono) audio jack on the TV and don’t connect the right audio part of the
cable.
You must use the 5.1CH AUDIO OUT jacks to experience true DVD audio sound
quality when playing DVD audio discs.
DIGITAL OUT/OPTICAL and DIGITAL OUT/COAXIAL
Use one of these jacks to connect your DVD Player to a Dolby Digital or
DTS receiver or decoder. Some receivers have either the COAXIAL or
OPTICAL type of Digital Audio Input jack, and some have both. Under most
conditions, optical and coaxial connections work equally well — the only
difference is the type of cable you connect to the jack.
If you want to use a less expensive cable, connect a coaxial cable to the
COAXIAL jack if your receiver has a Coaxial input jack. Rarely, but
sometimes, coaxial digital cables — especially long ones, pick up radio
frequency (RF) interference from household appliances, nearby power
lines, and/or broadcast towers. If that is the case, connect an optical cable
(sometimes called SPDIF) to the DIGITAL OUT/OPTICAL jack on the DVD
Player and a compatible Digital Input Optical jack on the receiver.
Note: DVD Audio discs sometimes vary in the way they are created — the sampling
can be different from one disc to the next. To enjoy maximum sound quality and
surround effect of DVD Audio, you must use 5.1 channel analog audio output
(5.1CH AUDIO OUT jacks on the back of the DVD Player). If you use the DIGITAL OUT
(OPTICAL or COAXIAL) for your audio connection, the sound will only be similar to
CD-quality sound even though you’re playing a DVD Audio disc.
5.1CH AUDIO OUT
Use these audio jacks to connect your DVD Player to a home theatre
system if you have one. Each one of the 5.1 Channel Audio Out jacks
maintains the audio on the same track as produced when using this audio
technology (FRONT L and R; SURROUND L and R; SUB (subwoofer); and/or
CENTER).
Digital Out
Optical cable
Digital Out
Coaxial cable
AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
OUT
L
R
5.1 CH AUDIO OUT
WOOFER
CENTER
L
R
REAR
FRONT
DIGITAL
OUT
OPTICAL
Note: DVD Audio discs sometimes vary in the way they are created — the sampling can be different
from one disc to the next. To enjoy maximum sound quality and surround effect of DVD Audio, you
must use 5.1 channel analog audio output (5.1CH AUDIO OUT jacks on the back of the DVD Player).
If you use the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) for your audio connection, the sound will only be
similar to CD-quality sound even though you’re playing a DVD Audio disc.
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