Sony MHC-GX450 The Sony Guide to Home Theater - Page 40

Home Theater Connections Connecting a home theater is easier than you may have imagined. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with clear directions and easy-to-follow diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. These Sony systems go even further with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. This section will review some of the most common home theater connections, and help guide you in choosing connections when your equipment offers more than one way to do the job. Audio Connections ƒ Line-Level Analog Audio. These are the most common audio connections in a home theater system, hooking up most of your source components to your A/V receiver. The physical connector is called either an "RCA" or "pin" plug. In stereo, the Right and Left are usually color-coded so you don't mix them up. Right plugs and jacks are coded in Red. Left plugs and jacks are coded in white. In some cases, 5.1-channel connections are used, for example in taking the output of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player to an A/V receiver. Line-level analog audio jacks are generally color-coded red for Right and white for Left. The plugs on the cables share the same color code. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 40