RCA DRC300N User Manual

56Chapter 5: Additional InformationS-Video Jacks and CablesThe S-Video (separate video) jack provides better picture quality than a composite video jack (sometimes labeledVIDEO and color-coded yellow) because S-Video keeps the color (chrominance, also called chroma) part of thesignal separate from the black and white (luminance) part of the picture.S-Video cables are designed to keep the color information separated. If your TV has an S-VIDEO jack, connect theDVD Player to the TV with an S-Video cable (not provided) for a better quality picture.Note: Remember to connect the left and right audio cables because the S-Video cable carries only the picturesignal, not the sound.Audio/Video Jacks and Cables (RCA-type)AudioThese jacks are used to send the audio from the disc you’re playing in the DVD Player to the TV. Theaudio jacks and cables are often color-coded (red for right audio, and white for left audio). You mustconnect audio cables to the AUDIO L and R jacks on the DVD Player and the corresponding AudioInput Jacks on the TV no matter which Video jack you connect (VIDEO; S-VIDEO; Y, Pb, Pr)Note: If your component has only one input for audio (mono), connect it to the left (white L/Mono) audio jackon the TV and don’t connect the right audio part of the cable.VideoThe basic Video jack (usually color-coded yellow) jack is also referred to as composite video.Composite video doesn’t keep color information separated (like S-Video), but it’s better than the videoquality you get from an RF coaxial cable (the type used to plug the cable feed into a TV).S-VIDEO OUTSLR12STEREOAUDIOOUTTVVIDEOOUT15909460 5/17/02 12:37 PM Page 56