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Note that the three analog video standards offer varying degrees of performance:
• Component video offers the highest picture quality
• S-Video is second-highest in picture quality
• Composite video offers the lowest picture quality
For this reason, you are advised to use component video connections whenever
possible, and S-video connections when component is not available. Composite
video connections should be used when the other options are not available, or on
less critical sources (e.g., a VHS video cassette recorder, or perhaps a video game).
2 Composite Video Outputs
The SSP-300 provides multiple composite video outputs to support different
purposes.
• The
REC 1 and REC 2 outputs are used to send the selected video signal
to a video recorder such as a VCR or a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) for
recording. For your convenience, all incoming S-video signals are converted
to composite for possible recording via this output. Since the presumption is
that you are recording some program for your personal video library, no OSD
is ever superimposed on the video signal on either REC output.
• ZONE supplies the selected video signal to a remote zone within your home,
allowing the system to feed two separate areas of your home with independent
home entertainment signals from the single, main system. (If this idea
interests you, we suggest you speak with your authorized Classé dealer about
multi-zone systems for your home.) For your convenience, all S-video signals
are converted to composite for possible distribution via this output.
• MAIN provides the selected video signal for the primary zone (your home
theater) to your main display, and will superimpose an On Screen Display as
needed. This “OSD” provides the same information as the LCD screen on the
SSP-300 itself, making operation of the system from anywhere in the room
considerably easier.
3 S-Video Inputs
The SSP-300 supports up to five S-video input signals, labeled
S-VIDEO
INPUTS 1-5. All these inputs are converted to both Composite video and
Component video as needed for viewing on the MAIN output.
Connect the S-video output of your source component to the appropriate S-video
input of the SSP-300 using high quality S-video cable for the best results. Your
Classé dealer can assist you in making an appropriate cable selection.