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www.adcom.com GTP-870HD Owner’s Manual
Connections Overview
The GTP-870HD is the heart and soul of your en-
tertainment system. All roads lead to it (from your
input devices), and all roads lead from it (to your
output devices). In this chapter, you will connect the
GTP-870HD to the various components in your home
theater system. These connections are presented in
three stages:
Input Connections
These are the input connections for your source com-
ponents, such as DVD, CD and tape players; cable
boxes, satellite receivers and HDTV tuners; media
PCs and iPod docking stations; or antennas for AM &
FM broadcast reception:
• AM/FM antennas ....................................14
• Basic audio/video components (including
Media PCs and iPod docking stations) ...........15
• DVD players .........................................16
• Component/Progressive Scan components .....17
• Digital audio components .........................18
• HDMI components ..................................19
• External decoders ................................. 20
• CD/Tape players ................................... 21
Output Connections
These are the output connections for devices that
display the video imagery, produce sound, or record
the video and audio signals:
• TV/Monitors ........................................ 22
• Speakers ............................................ 23
• Amplifiers (XLR) ................................... 24
• Amplifiers/Subwoofers (RCA) .................... 24
• Video recorders ................................... 26
• Tape recorders ..................................... 27
• Secondary amplifiers/receivers ................. 28
Other Connections
These are the devices that control or power your sys-
tem, including:
• IR sensors ........................................... 29
• Triggers ............................................. 29
• PC/Control systems ............................... 29
• Power sources ..................................... 30
Before You Begin
Before you begin connecting your devices, it is recom-
mended that you read all instructions, including the
instructions for each device you plan to connect.
• For complex setups, it is useful to draw both a
logical and physical diagram of how and where
you plan to set up your components.
• DO NOT CONNECT THE GTP-870HD POWER
CORD, DEVICE POWER CORDS OR TURN THE
POWER TO THE GTP-870HD OR DEVICES UNTIL
ALL GTP-870HD AND DEVICE CONNECTIONS
ARE COMPLETE. CONNECTING OR DISCON-
NECTING INPUT OR OUTPUT DEVICES WHILE
THE PREAMP AND/OR THE DEVICES ARE POW-
ERED CAN RESULT IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE
PREAMP AND/OR THE DEVICE.
About Audio Cables
• RCA Cables - Use for stereo audio connec-
tions. Match red to red and white to white.
• Digital coaxial cables - Use for digital au-
dio connections.
• Digital optical cables
(aka “Toslink”) - Use
as an alternative
to coaxial cable
for digital audio
connections.
• XLR cables - Use
for amplifier con-
nections.
About Video Cables
• Video cables - Use for composite video
connections. Match yellow to yellow.
• S-Video cable - Use for higher qual-
ity video connections to standard
TVs and analog components.
• Component video cables - Use for best qual-
ity analog video connections to TVs and com-
ponents. Match
green, blue, and
red respectively.
• HDMI cables - Use
for superior, all-
digital audio/video
quality to and from
HDMI compatible
components.
Chapter 2 - Connections