URC DMS-AV Owners Manual - Page 18

DMS-AV HOME THEATER AMPLIFIER Connection Overview Audio Connections Cable HDMI Optical Digital Audio Coaxial Digital Audio Analog Audio Video Connections Cable HDMI Component Composite Jack Description HDMI Connections can carry uncompressed standard or High Definition digital video and audio. It offers the best picture and sound quality. This offers the best sound quality and allows a Dolby Digital and DTS signal to be sent. The audio quality is the same as for coaxial. This offers the best sound quality and allows a Dolby digital and DTS signal to be sent. The audio quality is the same as for optical. The "orange" RCA connector represents the digital coax connection. This cable carries analog audio. It is the most common connection format for analog audio and can be found on almost all AV components, The "white" RCA connector represents the left analog audio input and the "red" is the right. Jack Description HDMI is an audio and video interface that carries an uncompressed digital bitstream. It can also carry HD video and up to 8 channels of uncompressed audio. Component video is analog video information that is separated into three different signals. Composite video is the standard for color video. It combines the luminance (brightness or black-and-white) and chrominace (color) information onto a single conductor. Page 19