RCA RC5920P - Manual (Page 10)

Connections & Setup
8 Chapter 1
Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables
This section describes the jacks and cables you can use to make connections (some of the cables may not provided with your DVD player).
There are several ways to connect components to your DVD player.
Different jacks and cables provide a different level of performance (this book categorizes these levels as Excellent, Very Good, and Good). It’s
important to remember, we’re talking about degrees of picture improvement for comparison. If your component has component video, S-
VIDEO, composite video (VIDEO, AUDIO Left and Right); component video would be considered excellent, S-Video would be very
good, and composite video woud be good.
Component Video (Y P
B
P
R
) Jacks and Cables— Excellent Video Quality
The Y P
B
P
R
jacks allow you to connect to a TV that has Component or progressive scan video jacks. This
connection provides optimum picture quality because the video is separated into three signals. To ensure
maximum picture quality, use three video-grade cables for the connection.
Note: Also, remember to connect the left and right audio cables because the Y P
B
P
R
jacks and
cables carry only the picture signal, not the sound.
S-Video Jack and Cable — Very Good Video Quality
The S-Video (separate video) jack provides better picture quality than the regular video jacks (labeled INPUT1
VIDEO; INPUT2 VIDEO; INPUT3 VIDEO) because the color (chrominance, also called chroma) part of
the signal is separated from the black and white (luminance) part of the picture.
If your TV has an S-VIDEO jack, connect the player to the TV with an S-Video cable for a better quality
picture.
Note: Remember to connect the left and right audio cables because the S-Video cable carries only
the picture signal, not the sound.
Digital Audio Out Jack and Optical Cable — Excellent Audio Quality
The optical cable is used to connect a Dolby Digital receiver. If you own a Dolby Digital receiver that uses an
optical cable-type input, you can use an optical cable for the best sound quality.
Note: This DVD player’s optical digital output jack fully complies with the international standard
governing this type of jack (IEC958), and is designed for connection to a Dolby Digital (AC-3
® or
PCM) receiver or Dolby Digital (AC-3 or PCM) decoder. Older equipment, some of which is not fully
compliant with IEC958, may not be compatible with the Dolby Digital bitstream. Such a
connection using anything other than Dolby Digital AC-3 or PCM receiver or decoder could create
a high noise level, causing damage to headphones or speakers.
Audio/Video Jacks and Cables (RCA-type) — Very Good Video and Audio
These jacks are used for most audio/video connections between components. The audio/video jacks are often
color coded (yellow for video, red for right audio, and white for left audio). This is also called composite video.
Note: If components you are connecting to have only one input for audio (mono), connect it to
the left (white L/Mono) audio jack and don’t connect the right audio part of the cable.
Component Video
Cables and Jacks
Y P
B
P
R
S-Video Cable and Jack
Digital Audio Out
Cable and Jack
Audio/Video Cables
and Jacks