Specifications:
- The RCA Audio Video Cable can synchronize and transfer your music files from your mobile device
- RCA Audio Video Cable is perfect for immediate displaying of video clips and slideshows no matter where you take it
- The RCA Audio Video Cable retracts conveniently and offers pocket-size design for mobile users
- High speed transfer rate as the docking cradle without the bulky hardware
- The RCA Audio Video Cable Connects to the headphone port of the iPod / iPhone or the line out port on Insten's iPod cradle
- The innovative retractable design cuts down on travel bulk and ensures the portability of your iPod / iPhone player without sacrificing
- Compatible with: Apple iPhone 4GB \ 8GB \ 16GB, iPod Classic 80GB, iPod Nano, iPod Photo, iPod Touch, iPod Video 30 GB / U2, iPod Video 60 / 80GB Works with iTouch, iPhone 2G/3G Firmware 2.1, 2.2.1 Not compatible with iPhone 3G Firmware 3.0, iPhone 3GS, iTouch Firmware 3.0
- Size: 1095 x 35 x 15mm or 43.11 x 1.38 x 0.59in(L x W x H)
Details:
- The Audio Cable Splitter compatible with iPod/iPhone
- The iPod Splitter Cable is perfect for immediate displaying of video clips and slideshows no matter where you take it
- Connects to the headphone port of the iPod / iPhone or the line out port on Insten's iPod cradle
- All connectors are good for optimal connectivity
What Is an RCA Audio Cable?
RCA audio cables are the standard composite audio (and sometimes video) cables used to connect various audio and video components. They carry electrical analog signals between the components and consist of one or more connector plugs at each end.
- History
- The cables get their name from the RCA (Radio Corporation of America) company, who first developed a mono version of the cables in the early 1940s to connect a record player to an amplifier. The two-prong stereo cables later followed in the 1950s.
- Advances
- Though the components themselves have improved and advanced over the years, RCA cables themselves have largely remained the same, and still provide a quality audio and video connection
- Variations
- RCA cables can be the single-plug (at each end) mono cable, two-prong stereo audio cables with red and white connector plugs, three-prong cables which add a yellow plug for video or a hybrid single plug to three prong-cable, used to connect a device such as a video camera or PC to other components.
- Devices
- RCA cables are used to connect a wide range of devices including stereo receivers, televisions, VCRs, compact disc players, phonographs, video game systems, speakers, cable and satellite receiver boxes, and DVD players.
- Future
- Standard RCA cables are being phased out for many new video and audio components, with HDMI cables being the connection of choice for digital and HDTV usage, though the same basic technology is still used with the five-prong component video cables that also enable HD viewing.
Types of Audio Video Cables
When hooking up a video device or home theater system, you may come across a collection of cords that look a lot alike but serve different purposes. Audio and video cables can be confusing for people not familiar in electronics, but there are ways to tell a difference between cords. The next time you are connecting electronics, understanding the function and types of cords can help speed the process.
- RCA Cables
- One of the most common cables you will come across is the RCA cable. These cables are used to connect televisions, VCRs, video game consoles, and other electronics together. They usually come in multiple colors like red, white, and yellow in order to separate audio and video functions. The yellow represents the video; and the red and white represent the audio functions. The cables use a thick pin on the male plugs to connect to the female jacks that are usually installed to the electronic device.
- Coaxial Cables
- Coaxial cable has been the standard for cable and satellite television connections. Coaxial cables carry feeds and channel information from cable providers into televisions. The cables can also be used for closed-circuit television watching and adapters can convert coaxial cables to any other type of video connection.
- DV Cables
- One of the easiest ways to feed video into a computer is by using a DV cable. DV and mini DV cables provide more stability than a USB drive and DV ports come standard on many video cameras. Along with video camera connections DV cables can be connected to a TV converter to provide live television on a computer.
- XLR and BNC Cables
- Professionals often use XLR and BNC cables because of their reliability. XLR cables are used exclusively for sound and hundreds of feet of cable can provide direct sound without any static or interference. The cables are used for microphones and headsets and other communication devices. BNC cables are used to feed video and are common in live productions. They lock into position so that there are no disconnection errors and easy conversion makes them useful in all types of situations.
- Mini-Jack and Banana Plugs
- Mini-jack and banana plugs are used for audio. Banana plugs are small audio plugs that eliminate the need for connecting speaker wire over and over again. They have a simple plug and unplug style that makes them easy to use and easy to transfer sound through. Mini-jacks look a lot like banana plugs and are used for small sound devices. This jack is often featured on small speakers, headphones, and is accepted in devices like portable DVD players, MP3 players, and any other type of headphone jack.
How to Connect Audio Video Cables?
At the advent of cable, television was simple: one wire from your cable box to your television took care of everything. These days there are a variety of connections: HDMI, Component Video, Optical Digital Audio, S-Video and RCA cables. It's luckily not too difficult to learn which to choose, and how to hook them up once you've chosen them.
- Search for an HDMI connection. This is a relatively long, flat and rectangular plug that is all-encompassing: it takes care of all your HD video and digital audio needs in one wire. To install it, simply insert an end of the wire into an HDMI port. If no HDMI port, move to the next step. No further connections will be necessary.
- Look for a component video connection. These are three color-coded ports that always come closer together (red/green/blue). This is also the only HD video connection other than HDMI; all others are Standard Definition or SD. To install them, locate the Component Video port you are using and plug in each of the three connections into the corresponding color-coded port. Skip to Step 5 for audio. If no Component Video port, move on to the next step.
- Find an S-Video connection. This is a single, round and black port with four pins inside of it and a small indent in the bottom. To install it, line up the indent in the wire with the indent in the port and gently insert the wire. Don't force it; you could bend the pins in the wire. Skip to Step 5 for audio. If no S-Video port, move on to the next step.
- Locate an RCA, or composite, video connection. This will be a single round port that is usually yellow. To install, simply push the end of the cord in until snug. Move on to the next step for audio.
- Search for an Optical Digital Audio connection. If working with a home theater receiver, you might have the option to use an Optical Digital Audio connection. This will be a roughly rectangular port with tiny indents on the sides. Insert gently into the port, though you may need to twist the end a couple of times, as these will only enter the port one way. Skip to Step 7. If no Optical Digital Audio connection, move on to the next step.
- Look for a Digital Coaxial connection. It is possible to still have digital audio without an Optical port. These are round metal ports that look very similar to RCA ports (Steps 4 and 7), but are not color-coded. Insert the wire into the port until it is snug. Move on to the next step.
- Search for an RCA Audio connection. Even if you have a digital audio connection, you still need to install RCA Audio wires, which are a pair of ends color-coded red and white. Like the wires described in Steps 4 and 6, insert these ends until they become snug.
Package Included:
- 1 x AV Audio Splitter Cable
