AUDIO
Jack
Cable
Name
Typical Use
Level of
Video
Quality
RCA HDTV receivers,
cable boxes, Home
Theatre systems,DVD
players
Medium
S/PDIF HDTV receivers,
cable boxes, Home
Theatre systems,DVD
players
Very High
Optical Audio
a.k.a TOSLINK
cable
HDTV receivers,
cable boxes, Home
Theatre systems,DVD
players
Highest
TYPICAL SD SET TOP BOX (STB)
TICLES
Typical components
Set-top box (STB)
The same connections that are found on the back of most televisions and
VCRs are also found on the back of the STB, as shown below. In addition,
the network connection port is used to connect to the jack, hub or modem
through which the MAX service is received.
Ch 3
Ch 4
MOUSE
KEYBOARD
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO OUT
L
R
S-VIDEO
OUT
POWER
RF OUT
AERIAL IN
PARALLEL SERIAL
ETHERNET
TV set
This is a diagram of some of the typical connections found on the back of
most television sets. These are the connections that are used to receive
audio and video signals from a source. Most of today’s TVs also feature
additional A/V input connections on the front of the TV-set (not displayed
here).
VIDEO
IN
AUDIO
IN
L
R
S-VIDEO IN
POWER
ANT. IN