Owners Manual
Connecting Your Model 1070
Connecting Video ComponentsAudio Connections
Analog Using a pair of RCA-to-RCA audio cables, connect your DVD player?s L
Before making connections to any video devices, you should understand how
the Model 1070 routes video signals.and R channel analog audio outputs to the DVD analog audio jacks (RP5).
n Any signal appearing at any composite video input (DVD, VIDEO 1-4 IN) is Digital Connect your DVD player?s digital audio output (coaxial or optical)
to one of the digital inputs (RP12). Note the selected input on your worksheet
automatically sent to the composite and S-Video VIDEO MONITOR OUT and
VIDEO 1 REC OUT jacks and to the component MONITOR OUT jacks.for conguration later.
n Any signal appearing at any S-Video input jack (DVD, VIDEO 1-4 IN) is auto-Multi-Channel Audio If your DVD player has a multi-channel audio output for
DVD-Audio or SACD playback, connect the six outputs from your player to the
matically sent to the composite and S-Video VIDEO MONITOR OUT and VIDEO
1 REC OUT jacks and to the component MONITOR OUT jacks.multi-channel AUDIO IN jack set (RP5). Use the L, R, CEN, SUB, SL, and SR
jacks only ignore the jacks labeled SBL and SBR. (These will accommodate
n Any signal appearing at the component video (DVD, VIDEO 1-2 IN) input jacks future 7.1-channel formats if they appear.) Be careful to maintain continuity:
is automatically sent to the component video MONITOR OUT jacks only.
Connect L to L, center to CEN, and so on. If your DVD player includes a built-in
n Any signal appearing at either the DVI 1 or DVI 2 input is sent to the DVI OUT Dolby Digital decoder with 5.1-channel analog audio outputs but no DVD-A or
jack only. SACD capability, do not use the player?s 5.1 channel analog outputs. Instead, use
a digital connection as described above. Your ears will applaud your choice.
NOTE: For the greatest exibility, connect composite or S-Video cables
from all of your video source components to the Model 1070, even if NOTE: You must use the multi-channel audio input for SACD and
you are already using a component video or DVI connection.DVD-Audio players in order to hear the high-resolution digital sound
these players provide.
Remember that the Model 1070's on-screen display does not appear at the DVI
OUT jack so always provide a component, S-Video, or composite video con-
nection in addition to DVI.Video Recorder
You can connect a video recording device (VCR, PVR, DVD recorder, etc.) by
DVD Playerusing the following methods.
This is a complex bit of interconnectivity simply because there are many pos-Video Connections
sibilities. You?ll have to deal with several video signal formats and a variety of Composite Connect your video recorder?s composite video output to the VIDEO
audio possibilities, too. So read this section carefully before you begin.1 IN composite video input jack (RP18). Then connect the recorder?s composite
Video Connectionsvideo input to the VIDEO 1 REC OUT composite video jack (RP18). Use the same
Composite Using a video cable with yellow RCA jacks at both ends, connect the type of cable specied in the DVD Player section immediately above.
DVD player?s composite video output to the composite video DVD input (RP5).S-Video Using a S-video cable with a small 4-pin mini-DIN connector at
each end, connect the DVD player?s S-video output to the S-video Video 1
NOTE: You may be tempted to use standard audio patch cords for
input (RP18). Then connect the recorder?s S-video input to the S-video Video
composite video connections. Resist that temptation. The impedance 1 output (RP18).
specication of audio cables is not the same as for video and you may
see image degradation as a result.Audio Connections
Digital Connect your video recorder?s digital audio output (coaxial or optical)
S-Video Using a S-video cable with a 4-pin mini-DIN connector at each end, to one of the digital inputs (RP12). Note the selected input on your worksheet
connect the DVD player?s S-video output to the S-video DVD input (RP5).
for conguration later.
S-Video delivers a better picture than composite connections and should be
If your recording device has a digital input, connect it to either the coaxial or
used whenever possible unless component or DVI connections are available. optical (RP14) output jack. The signal from a selected digital source will be
They deliver better pictures than S-Video.sent to the recorder.
Component If your DVD player has component video outputs, connect them
Digital TV Tuner/Cable Box/Satellite Receiver
to the component DVD IN jacks (RP1). Because component video connections
require three video-grade cables, remember to follow the alphabet (?Y to ?Y, Video Connections
?PB to PB, and PR to PR?) when making these connections.Composite Using a video cable with yellow RCA jacks at both ends, connect
DVI/HDMI If your DVD player has a DVI or HDMI video output and your video the device?s composite video output to your choice of the Video 1-3 composite
video inputs. (RP18 or RP19).
monitor has a DVI or HDMI input, connect the DVD player to the Model 1070?s
DVI 1 or 2 input (RP23). (For HDMI-equipped DVD players, use an HDMI-to-DVI S-Video Using an S-video cable, connect the device?s S-video output to your
adapter, or dual-purpose cable such as those available from Outlaw Audio.)choice of the Video 1-3 S-video inputs. (RP18 or RP19).
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