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DVD621 Digital Video Disc Player Hookup Pages...
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8 Hookups You may connect the DVD Player several different ways, depending on your existing equipment and your pref- erences for sound and picture quality. To determine which hookup is best for you, examine the options on the following pages, then see which best matches your situation. Before you hook up the DVD Player, remember: Connect the DVD Player directly to a TV.
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Connecting the DVD Player to a TV only (no stereo or amplifier) TV has audio (red and white) and S-Video In jacks For better picture quality, use an optional S-Video cable to connect the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD Player to the S-VIDEO IN jack on your TV.
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10 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV and a Stereo TV has Component Video In Jacks Set Dolby Digital and DTS to Off on the DVD Player. Details are on pages 40-41. Playing a DVD when the settings are wrong will distort the sound or damage the speakers. AUDIO (RIGHT) IN AUDIO (LEFT) IN Back of Stereo...
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Connecting to a Dolby Digital Decoder or DTS Decoder Some Discs are recorded in a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital Surround or Digital Theater System (DTS) Surround format. These Discs will sound best if you connect the DVD Player to a Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder. You will need a coaxial digital audio cable or an audio optical cable (not supplied).
12 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV and an Amplifier with Digital Input jacks, Mini-Disc Deck or Use a coaxial digital audio cable or an audio optical cable (not supplied) for this connection. If you use the OPTICAL jack, remove the protective cap. If the Disc is recorded in 5.1 channel Dolby Digital Surround, you cannot dub the Disc in digital sound using a Mini-Disc or Digital Audio Tape Deck.
14 Front Panel DVD621 DVD/CD PLAYER STANDBY-ON STANDBY-ON Button Press to turn the power on and off. Details are on page 18. PLAY Button Press to start or resume Disc playback. Details are on page 18. STOP Button Press to stop Disc playback. Details are on page 18.
S-VIDEO OUT Jack Connect an optional S-Video cable here and to the S-Video In jack of a televi- sion. Details are on pages 9, 11, and 12. VIDEO OUT Jack Connect the yellow video cable (supplied) here and to the TV’s Video In jack.