Classe Audio Surround Sound Processor SSP-800 - Manual (Page 16)

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2 Composite Video Inputs
Th
e SSP-800 supports two composite video inputs, with RCA connectors
labeled 1 and 2. Use these inputs when the output of your source
component is composite.
A composite video signal (also called “baseband video” or “NTSC video”)
combines the black & white and the color components of a video signal
and transmits them over a single cable. Composite video transmission
always generates interference between luminance and chrominance
portions of the signal and, for that reason, is usually inferior in quality to
the S-Video format.
3 Component Video Inputs
Th
e SSP-800 supports two component video inputs, each with three RCA
connectors labeled 1 and 2 – the component video format requires three
separate cables labeled Pr, Pb, and Y. Use these inputs when the output of
your source is component.
Although still analog, a component video signal provides a much sharper
image than S-Video or composite formats. Th
e component video delivers
color video signals by maintaining the three YUV signal segments in three
separate channels. YUV is a video format defi nition which defi nes the
“color space”, a mathematical model of the color within an image, of a
video signal. Y stands for luma (brightness), U for a color diff erence signal
(blue minus luma or B-Y), and V for second color diff erence signal (red
minus luma or R-Y). Th
erefore, the three sections of the component signal
are Y (luminance – the black & white portion of the video), Pb (Blue
Color Diff erence), and Pr (Red Color Diff erence).
To connect the source component video output cables to the SSP-800
component video input rear panel connectors:
• Use the red cable for the Pr (Red Color Diff erence) connectors.
• Use the blue cable for the Pb (Blue Color Diff erence) connectors.
• Use the green cable for the Y (Luminance) connectors.
Th e SSP-800 accepts component video at either standard defi nition (SD)
or high defi nition (HD) video rates. Component video is NOT accepted at
1080p via analog component connections.
NOTE: Although the SSP-800 component inputs support all
resolutions except 1080p, some source material will be restricted to
480p at the source.
4 HDMI Inputs
Th e SSP-800 supports four HDMI inputs, labeled 1 to 4. Whenever
possible, we recommend the use of HDMI for all audio and video source
input connections. Th
e SSP-800 is HDMI v.1.3b enabled, supporting
Deep Color, 1080p @ 24/50/60 fps, and x.v.Color(xvYCC).
Th e HDMI (High Defi nition Multimedia Interface) format is the only
available single-cable digital pathway for both video and audio signals,
providing higher performance levels and simplifying component-to-
component connections. HDMI is backwards compatible with the
earlier video-only DVI (Digital Video Interface) standard. Adaptors
to convert a DVI cable connector to HDMI and vice-versa are readily