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AUDIO IN	S-VIDEO IN		Component
			Video IN
			Y PB/CB PR/CR
Audio	S-Video	Component
cable	cable	Video Cable
(not	(not	(not
supplied)	supplied)	supplied)
		DVD	ANTENNA
		DIGITAL AUDIO S-	COMPONENT
		AUDIO OUT OUT	VIDEO OUT
			IN
		L	B
			/CB
	AV1(TV)
		R	PR
			/CR
			OUT

Note for a TV with no S-Video input jack or Scart socket:

•This unit has no RF modulator, so this type of TV cannot be used.

•Only component connection is compatible with the Progressive Scan.

Connecting to External Equipment

This unit has three input terminals, AV1 or AV2 on the rear panel and AV3 on the front panel. Be sure that all the units are off before making connections.

Recording from a DVD player, VCR, Satellite Box or other Audio-Video equipment with a Scart output socket (AV2)

AV output socket (Scart)

Scart cable (not supplied)

AV2 (DECODER)

DVD/VCR		DVD			ANTENNA
AV2(DECODER)	DIGITAL	AUDIO	S-VIDEO COMPONENT
	AUDIO OUT	OUT	OUT	VIDEO OUT
				Y	IN
			L	PB
	COAXIAL			/CB
AV1(TV)
			R	PR
				/CR
					OUT

Note

•When you record a TV programme from a Satellite Box, you must connect a Scart cable to AV2(DECODER). (See page 36.)

•When AV2 is connected, the signal from the AV2 will be output automatically. If you want to monitor the signal from other input, you must press [DISPLAY] first. Then, select the desired input to monitor with [INPUT SELECT ].

Recording from a camcorder or other Audio-Video equipment with no Scart output socket (AV3)

If no S-Video input jack is available, connect to VIDEO input jack on the front panel using an RCA Video cable.

Change the setup when using S-VIDEO input jack. (See page 38.)

AV3 (Front)

DUBBING	VCR/DVD		REC
		DVD
	VCR	DVD
			AV3	S-VIDEO	VIDEO	L	R
S-Video cable							Audio cable
(not supplied)							(not supplied)

S-VIDEO AUDIO

OUT OUT

•When connecting an external device of monaural output to this unit, use AUDIO L jack of AV3.

Digital Audio for Better Sound Quality (Only for DVD)

Dolby Digital decoder,			Digital audio
DTS decoder or			input jack
MPEG decoder, etc.
			COAXIAL
	DIGITAL
	AUDIO OUT
	COAXIAL		Coaxial cable
			(not supplied)
DVD/VCR	DVD	ANTENNA
AV2(DECODER)	DIGITAL AUDIO S-VIDEO COMPONENT
	AUDIO OUT OUT OUT VIDEO OUT
	Y	IN

LPB /CB

AV1(TV)

COAXIAL

R	PR
	/CR

OUT

The connections illustrated above are optional for better sound.

1 For clear digital sound quality, use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL) jack to connect your digital audio equipment.

If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver, the receiver will produce a strong, distorted sound or no sound at all.

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AUDIO IN

S-VIDEO IN