Yamaha HTR-5590 Owner's Manual - Page 18

CONNECTIONS Before Connecting Components CAUTION Never connect this unit and other components to mains power until all connections between components have been completed. • Be sure all connections are made correctly, that is to say L (left) to L, R (right) to R, "+" to "+" and "-" to "-". Some components require different connection methods and have different jack names. Refer to the operation instructions for each component to be connected to this unit. • Use commercially available video pin cables when connecting to the S VIDEO and COMPONENT VIDEO jacks. Connecting Video Components I About the video jacks There are three types of video jacks. VIDEO jack VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO jacks transmit composite signals. S VIDEO jack S VIDEO S VIDEO jacks transmit S-video signals. S-video signals are separated into luminance (Y) and color (C) video signals to achieve high-quality color reproduction. COMPONENT VIDEO jacks COMPONENT VIDEO PR/ CR PB/ CB Y COMPONENT VIDEO jacks transmit component signals. Component signals are separated into luminance (Y) and color difference (PB / CB, PR/CR) to provide the best quality in picture reproduction. y • The COMPONENT VIDEO jacks on this unit are independent of the S VIDEO and VIDEO jacks. • Connection depends on the availability of input jacks on your monitor. The signals input through the S VIDEO jacks can be converted to composite signals inside of this unit and output through the VIDEO jacks on this unit as well. • When signals input through both S VIDEO and VIDEO jacks, signals input through the S VIDEO jack has priority. • You can designate the input for the COMPONENT VIDEO A and B jacks according to your component by using "7 I/O ASSIGNMENT" on the SET MENU (see pages 61 and 62 for details). Note • When you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO jacks, check the details in the owner's manual that came with the component being connected. I VIDEO AUX jacks (on the front panel) These jacks are used to connect any video input source such as a game console and a camcorder to this unit. S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R OPTICAL VIDEO AUX S V L R O OPTICAL OUT AUDIO OUT R AUDIO OUT L VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Game console or video camera Refer to the owner's manuals for your monitor and other components being connected to reproduce these signals correctly. You can connect an S-video output and component video output of your video components to this unit. Connect an S-video output to the S VIDEO jack and component video output to the COMPONENT VIDEO jack on this unit. 14