Hookups (cont’d) 15

Connecting to a TV and a Stereo

1Connect your Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA IN jack
on the rear of the Recorder.
2Connect the Recorder’s yellow VIDEO OUT jack to your TV’s
VIDEO IN jack.Use the supplied video cable that has yellow markings.
3Connect the supplied audio cable to the Recorder’s white/red
AUDIO OUT L/R (left/right) jacks and to the left/right AUDIO IN
jacks on the Stereo.The audio cable has red and white markings. Match the
cable colors to the jack colors.
4Connect the supplied RF coaxial cable to the (ANTENNA) OUT
jack on the rear of the Recorder.Connect the other end of the
same RF coaxial cable to the Antenna In jack on your TV.Your TV’s
Antenna In jack may be labelled RF In,Antenna In, or 75 ohm.Check your TV
manual for details.
5Connect the power cords of the Recorder,Stereo,and TV to a
power outlet.
6Turn on the Stereo and set it to the correct Audio In channel or
sound source.Refer to the Stereo owner’s manual.
7Press STANDBY-ON yyto turn on the Recorder.
If “IS TV ON? CO3” appears on the display panel,you need to turn on your
TV and set it to the correct Video In channel.(See next step.) You cannot see
the Initial Setup screens until you turn on the TV and have it on the correct
Video In channel.
8Turn on the TV power.Set the TV to the correct Video In channel.

Such channels may be called AUX or AUXILIARYIN,AUDIO/VIDEO or

A/V IN,EXT1 or EXT2 or External In, etc. This is not channel 3 or 4 if you
are using the connection shown. See your TV manual. Your TV remote may
have a button or switch that selects the Video In channel.Or,go to your low-
est TV channel and change channels down until you see the DVD background
picture or Initial Setup screen.
The Initial Setup screen will appear the first time you turn on the Recorder.Go to
page 18 to continue.
Set Analog output accordingly.
See page 65.
•To use Component Video or S-
Video instead,see pages 12-13.
You only need one video con-
nection.Choose the correct
Video In channel at the TV.
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