Connections
Connection to a TV (cont’d)
After you have completed connections
•Switch the input selector on your TV to an appropriate external input channel (usually near channel 0). Press a button on the TV’s original remote control that selects an external input channel until the DVD recorder’s picture appears. Check your TV owner’s manual for details.
Input Mode Names for Common TV Brands (Example)
Admiral | AUX |
| Panasonic | TV/VIDEO |
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Curtis Mathis | LINE1, LINE2, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93 |
| RCA | INPUT, TV/VCR, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93 |
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GE | INPUT, TV/VCR, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93 |
| Samsung | TV/VIDEO |
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Hitachi | INPUT, AUX |
| Sanyo | VIDEO |
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JVC | VIDEO, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3 |
| Sharp | 00 |
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Kenwood | AUX |
| Sony | VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3 |
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| Toshiba | TV/GAME | |
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Magnavox | AUX CHANNEL |
| Zenith | 00 |
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Before you start Connections Getting started
To set progressive scan mode, refer to page 71
•This unit is compatible with the Progressive Scan System. The feature provides you with the higher definition images than the traditional output system does. To utilize this feature, you must set Progressive Scan mode to “ON”.
Connection to a cable box or satellite box
Recording Playing discs
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Satellite box) | DVD/VCR | |
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Cable TV signal |
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IN | OUT |
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(Back of this unit)
ANTENNA
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(Back of TV)
Editing
This connection allows you to view or record a scrambled channel. With this connection, channels cannot be changed on this unit. You can view or record ONLY the channels you have selected on the cable box or the satellite box.
•While you are recording, only the recorded channel can be viewed.
To select channels of the cable box or satellite box
1)Turn on this unit by pressing
•If noise appears on the TV screen, press [VIDEO/TV] on the remote control.
•If you use the channel 4, you will need to change this unit’s RF output to channel 4. Refer to “RF output
switch” on page 80.
2)At the TV, select channel 3 or 4 (the same channel as you have selected at step 1).
3)At the cable box or satellite box, select the channel you want to view or record.
Note to the Cable TV System Installer :
This reminder is provided to call the Cable TV system installer’s attention to Article
Changing the Setup menu VCR functions Others
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