DVD Player Owner's Manual CDP-300

For this reason, you are advised to use component video connections

whenever possible.

This advice holds especially true for the CDP-300, since it incorporates

sophisticated video processing circuitry that can convert the standard

deﬁnition DVDs you play to high deﬁnition rates that are most compatible

with today’s best video displays.

The Component video output of the CDP-300 can be set to 480i, 480p,

576i, 576p, 720p, or 1080i (based on the best match to your display).

All three analog video outputs are active simultaneously. Connect the

appropriate video output(s) of the CDP-300 to the corresponding inputs

of your A/V preampliﬁer/processor using high quality video cables. Your

Classé dealer can assist you in making an appropriate cable selection.

3 HDMI Digital Video Output

The HDMI output of the CDP-300 provides for a direct, digital video

connection to your display. Digital display devices such as LCD and

DLP™ are used increasingly in modern home theater settings; HDMI

allows you to keep the video signal in its digital form all the way to the

display, offering stunning clarity and realism.

In addition, HDMI carries the multichannel audio signal and some

additional data about the signal being played. When fully implemented,

it can become the only connection between the DVD player and the A/V

preampliﬁer/processor. (The A/V preamp retains the audio signal and

passes the video along to the display device.) More often, people prefer to

run separate audio and video cables since doing so offers some additional

ﬂexibility as well as the potential for higher audio performance via

AES/EBU connection.

If your display has a DVI input rather than an HDMI input, contact your

Classé dealer about a suitable adapter cable. The DVI standard lacks the

audio capabilities of HDMI, and is growing less popular in the consumer

electronics world. A simple and inexpensive adapter can convert from the

HDMI connector to the DVI connector, and the electrical characteristics

of the digital video signals are the same.