Classe Audio SSP-300 - Manual (Page 24)

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Note that the three analog video standards offer varying degrees of
performance:
• Component video offers the highest picture quality
• S-Video is second-highest in picture quality
• Composite video offers the lowest picture quality
For this reason, you are advised to use component video connections
whenever possible, and S-video connections when component is not
available. Composite video connections should be used when the other
options are not available, or on less critical sources (e.g., a VHS video
cassette recorder, or perhaps a video game).
2 Composite Video Outputs
The SSP-300 provides multiple composite video outputs to support
different purposes.
• The REC 1 and REC 2 outputs are used to send the selected
video signal to a video recorder such as a VCR or a Digital
Video Recorder (DVR) for recording. For your convenience, all
incoming S-video signals are converted to composite for possible
recording via this output. Since the presumption is that you are
recording some program for your personal video library, no OSD
is ever superimposed on the video signal on either REC output.
• ZONE supplies the selected video signal to a remote zone within
your home, allowing the system to feed two separate areas of
your home with independent home entertainment signals from
the single, main system. (If this idea interests you, we suggest
you speak with your authorized Classé dealer about multi-zone
systems for your home.) For your convenience, all S-video signals
are converted to composite for possible distribution via this
output.
• MAIN provides the selected video signal for the primary zone
(your home theater) to your main display, and will superimpose
an On Screen Display as needed. This “OSD” provides the same
information as the LCD screen on the SSP-300 itself, making
operation of the system from anywhere in the room considerably
easier. For your convenience, all Component video and s-video
signals are converted to composite video for possible display via
this output.
3 S-Video Inputs
The SSP-300 supports up to five S-video input signals, labeled S-VIDEO
INPUTS 1-5. All these inputs are converted to both Composite video and
Component video as needed for viewing on the MAIN output.
Connect the S-video output of your source component to the appropriate
S-video input of the SSP-300 using high quality S-video cable for the best
results. Your Classé dealer can assist you in making an appropriate cable
selection.