Insignia NS-FSDVDR manual Selecting basic options, Connecting to an external source

Insignia NS-FSDVDR DVD recorder

• Connect an audio coaxial digital cable (not

3 Select the correct video source by pressing

provided) from the DIGITAL AUDIO

002 (Line2/front jacks) on the remote control.

OUTPUT jack on your recorder to the

To connect an external source to the rear

DIGITAL AUDIO IN jack on the back of your

digital audio device, such as a Dolby Digital

jacks on your recorder:

decoder, MD deck, or DAT deck.

1 Connect a video cable or S-Video cable (not

both) from the OUTPUT jacks on the external

Digital audio device

source (such as a VCR or camcorder) to the

COAXIAL

appropriate INPUT jack on the back of your

Audio coaxial

recorder.

2 Connect audio cables (L/R) from the AUDIO

digital cable

COMPONENT

OUT jacks on the external source to the

IN

V

IDEO IN

VIDEO OUTPUT

V

ID

EO OUT

AUDIO IN jacks on the back of your recorder.

S-VIDEO

Y

IN

OUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

PCM / BITSTREAM

L

OUT

L

External source

PB/CB

R

R

ANTENNA A

PR/CR AUDIO OUT COAXIAL

UDIO IN

(L1)

Back of recorder

OUTPUT

AUDIO VIDEO S -VIDEO

R L

Connection	Setting
	PCM	Dolby Digital
If the device is connected to the	-	Stream
component jacks and is compatible
with Dolby Digital.
If the device is not connected to the	-	PCM
component jacks or is not
compatible with Dolby Digital.
For an MD or DAT deck.	-	PCM

See “Adjusting Dolby Digital audio” on page 25.

Video or S-Video cables

Audio	S-VIDEO
cables	VIDEO IN
	L
	IN
(L/R)	R
AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN	VIDEO OUT
	S-VIDEO
IN	DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT
L	PCM / BITSTREAM
R
AUDIO IN	CO
		AXIAL
(L1)

Back of recorder

Connecting to an external source

You can connect an external source to your recorder by using either the LINE2 (Front) or LINE1 (Rear) input jacks.

When connecting an external source to the monaural output to this unit, use AUDIO L jack of LINE2 (Front).

Use commercially available S-Video or video cable and an audio cable for this connection.

To connect an external source to the front jacks on your recorder:

1Connect a video cable or S-Video cable (not both) from the OUTPUT jacks on the external source (such as a VCR or camcorder) to the appropriate INPUT jack on the front of your recorder.

2Connect audio cables (L/R) from the AUDIO OUT jacks on the external source to the AUDIO IN jacks on the front of your recorder.

External source

Audio cables (L/R)

	OUTPUT
S- VIDEO	VIDEO AUDIO
	L	R
Video or		S-VIDEO	VIDEO		L AUDIO R
S-Video
cables
		OPEN/CLOSE CHANNEL REV	FWD	STOP	PLAY	POWER
		REC SPEED REC/OTR
			S-VIDEO	VIDEO	L	AUDIO R

Front of recorder

3Select the correct video source by pressing 001 (Line1/back jacks) on the remote control.

Selecting basic options

Setting up the first time

The first time you turn on your recorder, you are prompted to select initial settings.

To set up the first time:

1Make sure that your recorder is connected to a TV and that the power cord is plugged into a power outlet.

2Press POWER to turn on your recorder.

3Turn on the TV, then select the TV input source for the jacks your recorder is connected to.

The following table lists some of the more common TV brands and their input sources. For more information, see the guide that came with the TV.

TV video input sources

Brand	Input source
Admiral	AUX
Curtis Mathis	LINE1, LINE2, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93
GE	INPUT, TV/VCR, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93
Hitachi	INPUT, AUX
JVC	VIDEO, VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3
Kenwood	AUX
LXI-Series	00
Magnavox	AUX CHANNEL

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