How to Use the Media Rack - 3
I. The Router
The router controls how the various media signals from the components on the rack are
directed. The inputs and outputs have been labeled to match these components:
1 – Combination DVD/VCR player (NTSC), with read and write capabilities.
2 – Region free DVD player
3 – PAL/SECAM/NTSC VCR player
4 – Laser Disc player
5 – Mini-DV tape player and recorder
6 – Digital Video Processor
7 – Analog-Digital Converter
16 – Built-in Monitor
Using the Router
The only confusing bit about the router is that you have to choose outputs first.
If you wanted, for example, to play a French DVD and watch it on the built-in
monitor, the process would be:
Output
16 (monitor) >
Input
2 (DVD player)
While this can be confusing at first, it allows for lots of flexibility. For example,
you could play that same French DVD, watch it on the built-in monitor, capture it with
iMovie on your Mac, and dub it to VHS all at the same time. That process would be:
Output
16 (monitor) >
Input
2 (DVD player)
Output
7 (A-D converter) >
Input
2
Output
3 (VCR) >
Input
2
You can have multiple outputs for the same input. If numbered components appear
on both the input and output sides of the router, this means they are capable of both.
