COMPLETE HOME THEATRE CONNECTION GUIDE

COMPLETE HOME THEATRE CONNECTION GUIDE
REF.
NO.
RIGHT
FRONT
SPEAKER
CONNECTION
TYPE
CABLE DESCRIPTION
AND TERMINATION
High-Definition
Multimedia Interface
HDMI™ Connection
LEFT
FRONT
SPEAKER
Digital Video Interface
DVI Connection
Component Video (Y/Pr/Pb)
RCA Connection
HIGH-DEFINITION
FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY
S-Video (Y/C)
S Connection
14
Composite Video
RCA Connection
14
RF Coax Video
F-Pin Connection
Digital Coax
RCA Connection
POWERED
SUBWOOFER
Digital Fiber Optic
Toslink® Connection
DVD PLAYER
Analog Audio
RCA or XLR Connection
3.5mm
MP3 Stereo Cable
3.5mm Mini Stereo Plug
to 2 RCA Connection
Powered Subwoofer Cable
RCA to RCA or
RCA to 2 RCA Connection
A/V
RECEIVER
LEFT
REAR
SPEAKER
RIGHT
REAR
SPEAKER
Premium Speaker Cable
for Binding Post
Spades, Banana Plugs or
Unterminated Cables
Speaker Cable for
Clamping Termainals
Unterminated Cables
VCR
AC Power Cord
High Performance
AC Power Cord Connection
CABLE COLOR CODING
SATELLITE / DIGITAL CABLE RECEIVER
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MAXIMUM A/V
A Sound, Insightful Decision.
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Use the best possible connections for your home theatre. Only then will you experience the
maximum performance of your system. The information provided below describes some of the
benefits and drawbacks of the listed connection types. Use this information to help you identify
which are the best choices for your system.
HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the latest and most advanced digital
connection available. The "all-in-wonder cable", Ultralink's HDMI provides ultra-high definition
video together with multi-channel surround sound in a single digital connection. HDMI connections
have an integrated data channel designed for intelligent communication between HDMI-connected
components. This allows for automatic configuration and optimization of components, as well as facilitating the use of
a single compatible remote to act as a universal remote, controlling all HDMI-connected equipment. HDMI is
backwards compatible with DVI equipped components for video connection. To experience the pinnacle of
high-definition video and surround-sound audio in a single connection use Ultralink HDMI cables wherever HDMI
connections are available.
DVI Digital Video the precursor to HDMI, DVI (Digital Video Interface) is an advanced dedicated
digital video connection. DVI cables transmit ultra-high definition all-digital video signals from source
to display without unnecessary conversion. Where HDMI connections are not available Hook-up your home theatre with
Ultralink DVI cables and enjoy vibrant, crisp high-definition picture quality. Ultralink Adapters and multi-format cables
are available to allow the mixed use of HDMI and DVI equipped components within the same system.
Component Video is the highest quality analog connection available for DVD, satellite and cable
receivers for SDTV (Standard Definition Television), EDTV (Extended Definition Television), and
HDTVs (High-Definition Television). Ultralink Component video connections separate the video signal pathways into
three separate channels (colour, brightness, sync) providing a vividly detailed picture on your analog or digital TVs .
S-Video is widely supported by video source and display components, the S-Video (Super Video)
connection is a popular choice for hooking-up DVD players, satellite receivers and gaming consoles.
Ultralink's S-Video cable provides extremely high picture quality and detail by separating the colour
and brightness channels allowing for isolated transmission of the signals from source to display unit. S-Video
connections are the next best choice of analog video connection when Component Video options are not available.
Composite Video connections combine the colour and brightness channels of the video signal into
one "composite" stream. Although available on all standard video components Composite Video
connections provide the lowest quality connection and should only be used where Component Video and S-Video
connections are not available.
RF Video cables with F-Pin connectors combine video and audio signals into one modulated signal
pathway. The RF video format is the most widely supported type of connection in A/V components,
but should only be used in applications where no other dedicated video and audio connections are
available. F-Pin cables are also used to connect satellite dish and cable service to their set-top receivers. In this application,
Ultralink's F-Pin cables provide the very best connection, minimizing interference and signal loss over long lengths.
Digital Audio and Toslink® (fiber optic) digital audio cables provide the most accurate and
detailed audio performance for multi-channel surround sound home theatre systems. Connect your
A/V receiver's digital audio inputs to DVD, cable, satellite, and CD source components with
Ultralink's digital audio cables for the highest quality surround sound experience in movie soundtracks and music.
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he wire and cables throughout your home entertainment systems are as important as any other
component and much more important to the final performance on the screen and out of the
loudspeakers than most. Cables are not accessories or add-ons. Together all the wire and cable in a system make
up the Ultralink Signal Delivery System™ (SDS™). Think of it as the circulatory system in your body, feeding,
providing for, and energizing all the vital organs. Likewise, cables are the most pervasive component in the entire
system connecting every piece of hardware to the next, greatly affecting the performance of each of them
individually and within the system as a whole.
Also, more than perhaps any other component, the SDS™ has the greatest potential to mess things up and,
therefore, clearly deserves a consideration of design and investment at least equal to that of any other major
component. The SDS™ is at least as important to the overall system performance as other major components - say
the differences between two good source units or processors - yet people often spend little to no time considering
the performance benefits of a total cable system - one designed for ultimate performance and complete neutrality
- while agonizing over the selection and stretching the budget of every other component in the system.
Yet unlike those components, whose job in the system is to actively do something; the cable's job is to do
NOTHING. It should simply get out of the way and let every other component in the system communicate as
perfectly as possible with the others. Yet things like to leave their mark. It is extremely difficult to design and
manufacture cables that actually do nothing. In the context of a complete cable system design, this takes on
supreme importance because only when the SDS™ is completely neutral and invisible in its effect, does it allow
every other component in the system to actually deliver its full performance potential.
Think about the wide range of jobs that we ask a cable to perform while having no effect on
the signal we ask them to convey. Low current - high current. Low Voltage - high voltage.
Analog - Digital. Low Bandwidth - High Bandwidth. Audio - Video. Long run length Short run length. Single use - multi-purpose. Within the SDS™ as a whole the various
wires must handle a staggeringly wide spectrum of very different types of signals. It
should be clear that the things that make a good speaker cable or power cord are
dramatically different than the things that make a good digital video cable.
Each ULTRALINK® cable is designed, engineered, and manufactured using the
exact components, materials, and geometry to do the best job in each specific
application. Only in this context; only when each cable is manufactured in
application specific designs to integrate into a cohesive Signal Delivery System™ that
the full performance of each component be revealed. Without such a well-designed,
properly conceived SDS™ of quality Ultralink cables, you simply leave much of the
performance that you paid for in the box. Unrealized potential. Wasted money.
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Analog Audio for stereo music reproduction, Ultralink's stereo audio cables provide outstanding
clarity, depth and imaging. Ideal for connecting components in high performance 2-Channel audio
systems and for two channel sources like CD in surround sound systems. Ultralink analog
interconnects are also the best high performance choice for analog 5.1 and 7.1 multi-channel surround sound systems
where digital audio connections are not used.
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