Pioneer VSX-815-S Owner's Manual - Page 16

04 Connecting up S-video cables S-video cables give you clearer picture reproduction than standard RCA video cables by sending separate signals for the luminance and color. S Video Component video cables Use component video cables to get the best possible color reproduction of your video source. The color signal of the TV is divided into the luminance (Y) signal and the color (PB and PR) signals and then output. In this way, interference between the signals is avoided. Component video cables Green (Y) Blue (PB) Red (PR) About the video converter VSX-915 model only The video converter allows you to connect video sources using composite connections and the signal will be output through both the composite and S-video MONITOR OUT jacks1. If more than one video component is connected to the same input function, the converter gives priority to the S-video connection. The following chart shows when the video signal will be converted from the various video inputs (left column) for output to the MONITOR OUT jacks (top row): Video terminal MONITOR OUT VIDEO (Composite) S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO IN (Composite) S-VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN • The mark above indicates that the component video input must be assigned before it will be output (see Assigning the component video inputs on page 66 for more on this). • When recording video sources, they must be connected using the same type of video cable as you used to connect the recorder to the receiver. • Also note that this feature is available with NTSC signals only. For PAL signals, make sure you've used the same type of cable for your video component and monitor connections. Note 1 The COMPONENT VIDEO MONITOR OUT jacks only output the signal from the component video input. 16 En