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Connecting to an External Decoder Box
If you use an external decoder box for your satellite
or cable TV system, follow the connection proce-
dure described below.
Connect your aerial socket in the wall to the
aerial input socket on your Set Top Box / satellite
receiver using an aerial cable.
Connect the decoder to the EURO AV DECODER
socket on the Set Top Box /satellite receiver
using a SCART cable. Further instructions can be
found in the manual for your decoder box.
Connect the EURO AV2 socket on the DVD re-
corder to a EURO AV socket on your Set Top Box
/ satellite receiver using a SCART cable.
Connect the EURO AV1 socket on the DVD
recorder to a EURO AV socket on your television
using the SCART cable.
Caution:
Do not connect the decoder box directly to your
recorder.
Information from the decoder (e.g. about Pay
TV services) can only be viewed if the recorder is
switched off (standby mode).
For timer recordings to work properly on this
recorder, the satellite / Set Top Box must also be
switched on during recording.
With this confi guration you cannot watch one
television broadcast and record another at the
same time.
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SCART AV1 SCART AV2
AERIAL
INPUT AERIAL
OUTPUT
Back of the DVD recorder
Set-Top Box or
satellite receiver
Antenna/ cable television
wall socket
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SCART AV
Decoder
Back of the television
Connecting to an Amplifi er

Connecting to an amplifi er equipped

with analog 2 channel stereo or

Dolby Pro Logic II / Pro Logic

Connect the left and right AUDIO OUT sockets on
the DVD recorder to the left and right AUDIO IN
sockets on the amplifi er, receiver or stereo system
using the audio cable (A).

Connecting to an amplifi er equipped

with two channel digital stereo (PCM)

or to an Audio/Video receiver equipped

with a multi-channel decoder (Dolby

Digital™, MPEG 2 or DTS).

Connect one of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT sockets
(OPTICAL O or COAXIAL X) on the DVD recorder
to the corresponding input socket on your
amplifi er. Use the appropriate digital audio cable
(Optical O or Coaxial X).
You must confi gure the digital output of the
recorder (see “Audio“ on page 22).
Amplifier (Receiver)
Back of the DVD recorder
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AUDIO INPUTDIGITAL INPUT
COAXIAL
DIGITAL INPUT
OPTICAL

Digital Multi-Channel Sound

A digital multi-channel connection offers the best
sound quality. For this you need a multi-chan-
nel Audio/Video receiver that supports one or
more audio formats e.g. MPEG 2, Dolby Digital
and DTS. More information can be found in the
receiver manual and on the logos on the front of
the receiver.
Caution: Due to the DTS licensing agreement the
digital output will be to DTS Digital Out when a
DTS audio stream is selected.
Notes:
If the audio format of the digital output does not
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