Installation, Basic Connections | Radio Shack 64, 65 guide

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INSTALLATION

BASIC CONNECTIONS

Refer to the illustrations on Page 10 for these connections.

Note: Some connections shown in this section might require additional supplies, available from your local RadioShack store.

þConnect the VCR to your TV for playback. You can connect (choose one):

•Your VCR’s OUT TO TV jack to your TV’s antenna jack, using a 75-ohm coaxial cable

Caution: Never connect the VCR’s OUT TO TV jack to a terminal that has an antenna already connected. Doing so can interfere with other receivers.

•Your VCR’s OUT TO TV jack to your TV’s separate VHF/UHF antenna jacks, using a 75-ohm coaxial cable and a VHF/UHF splitter/combiner

•Your VCR’s R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT jacks to your TV’s audio/video jacks, using a stereo audio/video cable

Note: For the best quality recordings, use high-quality A/V cables to make these connections.

ÀConnect a signal source to the VCR for recording. You can connect (choose one):

•An outside antenna, using a 75-ohm coaxial cable, to the VCR’s IN FROM ANT. jack

•An outside antenna, using 300-ohmlead-in wire and a 300-to-75 ohm transformer, to the VCR’s IN FROM ANT. jack

•Your CATV (cable) source, using the 75-ohm coaxial cable directly from the cable company, to the VCR’s IN FROM ANT. jack

Caution: Some state laws restrict direct connections to cable wires (connections that do not go through a cable box). Check the laws in your area before you make connections.

•A cable converter box to the VCR’s IN FROM ANT. jack

Note: There are many cable TV sys- tems in use. If you subscribe to cable TV service and cannot record cable TV programs, contact your local cable TV service provider. Most cable TV service providers offer connection help.

ÃYou can also connect an optional video source, such as a camcorder, another VCR, or a direct-to-home satellite system to your VCR using A/V cables. Simply connect it as shown.

Connection Notes:

•You can connect three sources directly to your VCR. To do so, you connect one source to the R-AUDIO-L IN 1/VIDEO IN 1 jacks on the back of the VCR using A/V cables, another source to the IN FROM ANT. jack using a 75-ohm coaxial cable, and another source to the AV2 VIDEO IN/L-AUDIO IN-R jacks on the front of the VCR (see “Cam- corder Connections” on Page 12). If the source’s audio is monaural, connect its audio output to the left audio input jack only.

•You can connect additional 75-ohm coaxial sources to your system using a high-isolation A/B switch to switch between the sources.

•You can connect one 75-ohm coaxial source to more than one device using a video splitter.

Because of the complexity of the variations possible when using additional video accesso- ries, such as video signal switches, splitters, and combiners, we do not attempt to show such configurations in this manual.