Apple Power Macintosh 8600 - Manual (Page 83)

Connecting video equipment
You can connect video equipment to your computer so that you can view TV
and other video images on your monitor, and store the images on your hard
disk. You can also view the Macintosh desktop on a television screen attached
to the computer, and record images from the desktop using a videocassette
recorder (VCR).
Your Macintosh can work with two major video formats:
m Composite video, which is used by most televisions, most VCRs, and
laserdisc players. Composite video devices plug into the computer’s
RCA-type video ports (˜ and Â)
m S-video, which is a high-quality video format used by many video cameras,
VCRs, and televisions. S-video devices plug into the computer’s S-video
ports (æ and Æ).
The video input and output ports and connectors
The illustration below shows the computer’s video input and output ports.
S-video input port
Connects your Macintosh
to the S-video Out port
of VCRs, laserdisc players,
video cameras, or other
video input equipment that
uses an S-video connector æ S-video output port
Connects your Macintosh
to the S-video In port of
VCRs, or other video
recording or video display
equipment that uses an
S-video connector Æ
Composite video input port
Connects your Macintosh to the
RCA-type Video Out port of most
VCRs, laserdisc players, video cameras,
and other video input equipment ˜ Composite video output port
Connects your Macintosh to the
RCA-type Video In port of most
VCRs, or other video recording
or video display equipment Â
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