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OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS AND ADDITIONS
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OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS AND ADDITIONS
Higher quality connections you might consider
You may prefer other options, besides analog audio and composite video connections from
the TV to the media center shown earlier in this guide. Your choices, however, depend on the
type of television you own and what other audio and video components you want in your
home theater system setup.
What cables you have on hand or may need to buy is another factor in adding any of the
following equipment:
• PVR or DVR (a personal or digital video recorder) • VCR (a video cassette recorder)
• Cable or Satellite box • Game console
• DVD changer • Recording equipment
To determine how you will connect and use added components, consider the following.
Your choice of audio connections
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system media center provides Audio input jacks for the TV and three other
components. So you can get Bose
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quality audio performance added to your enjoyment of
multiple external sources.
There are two types of audio connections you can make for these components:
• Analog connections, the most commonly used, require an analog cable (with L and R con-
nectors at each end). Two of these cables are provided with the system.
• Digital connections, made using either a coaxial digital cable (with a single RCA connector
at each end), or an optical cable (with a special optical connector at each end). These
cables may be supplied with your digital-ready components, or you may need to purchase
them separately.
For a visual guide on making digital connections, refer to “Digital audio connection
choices” on page 32.
Note:
When choosing to use a digital audio connection, we suggest that it be coupled with an
analog connection. This will better ensure continuous sound, even if the digital signal
(which is slightly more sensitive to interference) is interrupted.
Your choice of video connections
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system media center provides one set of two Video Out jacks, one of them
used already to connect the TV to the media center. The video cable supplied with the system
affords this basic composite connection.
There is also one set of Video IN jacks for connection of one video component to the
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media center, which passes that video signal through to the TV.
You may want to review the choices below to determine what will work to provide you with
the highest quality video that your components can support.
Beyond composite, consider S-video
An S-video input jack, provided on many TVs, delivers higher picture quality than composite
video output. To make this connection, use the S-video cable included with your system to
connect the S-Video OUT jack on the media center and to the S-video input on your TV.
• If your TV provides an S-video jack (as shown in Figure 22) for Video input, use that as a
better choice than composite for high-quality video from your DVDs.
Figure 22
An S-video jack and the
connector that plugs into it