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AVP700

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AVP700

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Before making connections

Before connecting your equipment it is important to think about the following points, as these will affect

your choice of connections and subsequent use of the system.

Audio

Wherever possible, connect both the analogue and digital outputs of digital sources. This enables use

of a digital input for the main zone with the corresponding analogue input used for recording onto an

analogue tape deck or VCR, or for the Zone 2 output.

Video

The AVP700 allows for conversion between different analogue video formats. This means that the

AVP700 can convert between composite, S-video and component, if required.

For example, if you are watching a composite input from a VCR, you may view it from the S-video or

Component/RGB video outputs of the AVP700. This allows you to use a single (typically high-quality

Component/RGB) connection between the AVP700 and your display device. Neither the record loops nor

Zone 2 work from the video converter, however. This means that to record a S-video or composite signal,

a S-video or composite signal (respectively) must be supplied; to view video in Zone 2, a composite

signal is required.

The analogue video quality hierarchy is as follows:

Component/RGB – highest

S-video – middle

Composite – lowest

If all the video inputs are connected simultaneously from one device, e.g., a DVD player, the AVP700 will

select automatically the best format available.

HDMI

The AVP700 is tted with two HDMI inputs and one HDMI output, allowing switching of HDMI

signals. The AVP700 does not perform conversion between analogue audio/video and HDMI, but

does allow an HDMI input to be associated with a particular source, so that selecting the source

selects the associated HDMI input.

HDMI signals cannot be routed to Zone 2. If you are using an HDMI connection and you wish to

have the same audio and video in Zone 2, then you will need additionally to provide analogue

audio and video connections (as described above).

Zone 2

A line-level signal from the stereo analogue audio together with the composite video inputs

are available for Zone 2. The analogue inputs from source components are required because

the AVP700 provides no analogue-to-digital, DSP processing or digital-to-analogue conversion;

the composite video connections are required since the AVP700 does not perform video format

conversion for Zone 2.

For these reasons, we recommend that source devices that have a digital connection are also

connected to the analogue inputs. High quality YUV/RGB and S-video sources should also have

their composite outputs connected to the AVP700 for use in Zone 2.

Zone 2 explained

As well as routing audio and video signals to your main listening/viewing area, your AVP700 is

capable of routing the same, or different, signals to a second location (a kitchen, bedroom or

study, for example). This second location is called ‘Zone 2’.

Although we have tried to make it as simple as possible, installation of the AVP700 for use with Zone 2

is usually quite complicated, principally because there are often several different ways of reaching the

same goal. This exibility means that the AVP700 will, almost certainly, be able to work in the way that

you require, but some planning will be necessary.

If you wish to use a Zone 2, we recommend that you read the “Installation” section of this handbook

thoroughly before beginning, in order to understand all the options available to you. If you have any

questions, please contact your dealer: he will be happy to offer advice and assistance.

HDMI (High Denition

Multimedia Interface)

supports both video

and audio on a single

digital connection for

use with DVD players,

digital TV, set-top

boxes, etc. HDMI was

developed to combine

the technologies of

High-bandwidth Digital

Content Protection

(HDCP) and the Digital

Visual Interface (DVI)

in one specication,

with the addition of

transmission of digital

audio information; HDCP

is used to protect digital

content transmitted to

DVI-compliant displays.

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