DVD Player Setup

In a DVD player set-up, the most important connection is the HDMI output which may be located at the small flat slot on the right side. This connection takes the digital audio and video messages from the player to the Audio Video receiver. Connect the digital audio output to your audio video receiver input which may be either optical or digital coax. This will deliver the best possible audio signal to your receiver and enable it to decode Dolby Digital if available. Now connect the DVD player’s component video to the receiver’s component video output and finally connect the receiver’s component video output to the component video in your HDTV to provide the de-interlaced video to your television.

Analog Video

Analog Video options are the DVD player’s standard video output options. They send an analog video signal to the Audio Video receiver, or, directly to the HDTV. The red, green and blue connectors located at the top are the component outputs. These component outputs are available on every progressive scan DVD player and can be connected to an Audio Video receiver. They must, however, be directly connected to the television set for the best possible analog video presentation.

Another name for digital audio output is S/PDIF format and it is very essential for multi-channel surround sound formats like the Dolby Digital and DTS. It delivers the best audio quality. You need to connect the digital audio output with the A/V receiver’s output. This will provide the best audio input to your receiver. You may also like to use the analog audio outputs. For this you need six separate RCA cables to connect each channel’s output from the DVD player to the Audio Video receiver for playback of high resolution audio.
The important point to note when making all these connections is to ensure that you use the appropriate cables to join the outputs on the DVD player with the corresponding inputs on the receiver.

Maintain a consistency between the points on the left and right side. Always join the left output with the left input. Do not go by the normal color scheme that red stands for right or white stands for left as they are not necessarily universal standards and you can introduce other colors.