VCR(s)

You can connect two VCRs—one to the VCR 1 jacks and the other to the VCR 2 jacks.

If your VCR has an AV COMPU LINK jack, connect it to the VCR 1 jacks so that you can use the AV COMPU LINK remote control system.

ÅTo audio input

 

ı To audio output

 

 

 

Ç To S-video output

 

 

Î To composite video output

 

To S-video input

 

 

Ï To composite video input

 

Ì To component video output

A B

C D

E

F G

VCR

 

 

 

 

 

DBS (VCR1)

IN

Right / Left

R

OUT

 

(REC)

L

VCR 1

 

R

IN

 

(PLAY)

L

 

 

OUT

 

(REC)

VCR 2

IN

(PLAY)

Note:

When connecting a VCR to component video input jacks, make the component video input setting (VIDEO IN VCR1) correctly. See page 38 for details.

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TV and/or DBS tuner

MONITOR

OUT

Y PBPR

 

Right / Left

 

 

R

TV SOUND

 

 

A

 

DBS

L

IN

 

 

 

TV

 

 

When connecting

MONITOR

 

the TV to the

OUT

 

AUDIO jacks (TV

 

 

SOUND/DBS IN),

 

 

DO NOT connect

 

 

the TV’s video

 

B

output to these

 

video input jacks.

 

 

 

C

D

Connect the TV to appropriate MONITOR OUT jacks to view the playback picture from any other connected video components.

ÅTo audio output

ıTo component video input Ç To S-video input

ÎTo composite video input

DBS (VCR1)

IN

 

 

 

Right / Left

A

 

R

TV SOUND

 

 

 

 

DBS

 

 

L

IN

 

 

 

 

DBS

 

DBS tuner

B

 

D

 

C

 

 

 

ÅTo audio output

ıTo component video output Ç To S-video output

Î To composite video output

Notes:

When connecting a DBS tuner to the TV SOUND/DBS IN jacks, change the source name to “DBS,” which will appear on the display when it is selected as the source. Otherwise, you cannot view any picture from DBS tuner. See page 24 for details.

When connecting a DBS tuner to component video input jacks, make the component video input setting (VIDEO IN DBS) correctly. See page 38 for details.

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JVC RX-8040B manual VCRs, TV and/or DBS tuner

RX-8040B specifications

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