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AV Cables and Connectors
• Always refer to the instructions that came with the
component that you are connecting.
• Do not plug in the power cord until all connections
have been properly made.
• For input jacks, red connectors (marked R) are
used for the right channel, white connectors
(marked L) are used for the left channel, and
yellow connectors (marked V) are used for video
connection.
• The optical digital jacks are all of shutter-type
construction. Connect an optical cable by first
making sure the cable is oriented correctly and
then inserting it into the jack by pushing the
shutter lid inwards.
• Insert all plugs and connectors securely. Improper
connections can result in noise, poor performance,
or damage to the equipment.
• Do not bind audio/video connection cables with
power cords and speaker cables. Doing so may
adversely affect the picture and sound quality.
Cables are depicted in the connection diagrams as shown below.
Front optical jackRear optical jack
Inserted completely
Improper connection
Types of video connection cables and terminals
Cable names Cable forms Terminal shapes Description
Component video
connection cable
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 connection
cable
The video quality is higher than the one
using the composite video connection. The
video component control signals such as
aspect ratio signal cannot be sent through
this connection.
Video connection
cable
This is the standard video connection
method and most of the video components
like TV and VCR are equipped with the
terminals of this type.
Types of audio connection cables and terminals
Cable names Cable forms Terminal shapes Description
Optical cable
You can enjoy various type of digital sound
including Dolby Digital format sound. The
sound quality is equal to the one available
through the coaxial cable connection.
Coaxial cable
You can enjoy various type of digital sound
including Dolby Digital format sound. The
sound quality is equal to the one available
through the optical cable connection.
Audio connection
cable
This connection carries analog audio
signals.
Multichannel
connection cable
These types of terminals will be found on
DVD players that support DVD-Audio
format.
Y
P
B
P
R
Y
P
B
P
R
R
L