EN 13

Basic ConnectionA Check contents

Make sure the package contains all of the accessories listed in ‘SPECIFICATIONS’ (A page 89).

B Situate VCR

Place the VCR on a stable, horizontal surface.

C Connect VCR to TV

The following connections are required.

ADisconnect the TV antenna from the TV.

BConnect the TV antenna cable to the VCR’s [ANTENNA IN] terminal.

CConnect the supplied RF cable between the VCR’s [ANTENNA OUT] terminal and the TV’s antenna input terminal.

DConnect a HDMI cable between the VCR’s [HDMI OUT] connector and the TV’s HDMI input connector.

If your TV has only DVI input, use a HDMI to DVI conversion cable to connect to the VCR’s [HDMI OUT] connector. Also, connect an audio cable between the VCR’s [AUDIO OUTPUT] connectors and the TV’s audio input connectors. If your TV is connected to an AV Amplifier, you can make use of the VCR’s [OPTICAL] connector to connect to the amplifier (A page 64).

EConnect an i.LINK cable between the VCR’s [i.LINK IN/OUT] connector and the TV’s i.LINK input/output connector.

*If your TV does not have a HDMI or DVI connector, you can make a ‘Component Video Connection’ or ‘VIDEO/S-VIDEO Connection’ as stated below:

Component Video Connection

a– Connect a component video cable between the VCR’s [COMPONENT VIDEO OUT] connectors and the TV’s component video input connectors.

b– Connect an audio cable between the VCR’s [AUDIO OUTPUT] connectors and the TV’s audio input connectors.

VIDEO/S-VIDEO Connection

a– Connect an S-Video cable between the VCR’s [S-VIDEO OUTPUT] connector and the TV’s S-Video input connector.

If your TV does not have a S-Video input connector, use a video cable to connect between the VCR’s [VIDEO OUTPUT] connector and the TV’s video input connector.

b– Connect an audio cable between the VCR’s [AUDIO OUTPUT] connectors and the TV’s audio input connectors.

D Connect VCR to power source

Connect the AC power plug to the AC outlet.

•The clock and tuner channels will automatically be set when the antenna is connected and when the AC power cord is first connected to an AC power outlet (A page 16).

(If [AUTO] or channel numbers are displayed on the front display panel before the VCR is turned on, the clock and tuner channels are being set automatically. Wait until the clock time is displayed on the front display panel before turning on the VCR.)

E Final preparation for use

Turn on the VCR.

•You can now perform basic playback

(A page 28) or basic recording (A page 35).

ATTENTION:

When this VCR is connected to some HDMI devices, signals that are normally output from the VCR in the 480i image format may be outputted as 480p image format signals. In such cases, signal cannot be output from the [S VIDEO OUTPUT] connector or the [VIDEO OUTPUT] connectors. If the [S VIDEO OUTPUT] connector or the [VIDEO OUTPUT] connectors are used, press the [HDMI] button on the front panel to turn off the [HDMI] LED and set “TV OUTPUT 2” to “ALLto480i” (A page 65).