Connection to a TV

 

 

Method 1

Method 2

 

Basic Audio

Good picture

Better picture

TV

AUDIO IN

 

 

 

L R

VIDEO IN

S-VIDEO IN

 

Audio cable

Video

S-Video

 

cable

 

cable

 

(supplied)

 

(commercially

 

(supplied)

 

 

 

 

available)

 

 

 

Method 3

Best picture

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

Y

CB

CR

Component

Video cables

DVD/VCR

 

 

 

DVD/VCR

VCR

 

 

 

 

AUDIO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

AUDIO OUT

OUT

OUT

DVD/VCR

VCR

AUDIO INANT-IN

 

DVD

 

 

DIGITAL

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

Y

L

R

 

 

L

C

R

 

COAXIAL

R

 

 

 

ANT-OUT

 

C

 

 

 

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

 

or

 

 

 

DVD

 

 

DIGITAL

AUDIO

S-VIDEO COMPONEN

AUDIO OUT

OUT

OUT

VIDEO OUT

 

L

C

COAXIAL

R

C

(Analog) AUDIO OUT

DVD/VCR

VCR

DVD

 

 

AUDIO OUT

DIGITAL

AUDIO

S-VIDEOCOMPONENT

 

AUDIO OUT

OUT

OUT

VIDEO OUT

L

Y

 

 

 

 

AUDIO IN

L

 

 

R

COAXIAL

 

 

CB

 

R

 

 

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

CR

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

(commercially

available)

 

DVD

 

 

DIGITAL

AUDIO

S-VIDEOCOMPONENT

AUDIO OUT

OUT

OUT

VIDEO OUT

 

Y

L

CB

COAXIAL

R

CR

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Setup

Note

Connect this unit directly to the TV. If the A/V cables are connected to a VCR, pictures may be distorted due to the copy protection system.

The COAXIAL, DVD AUDIO OUT, S-VIDEO OUT and COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks are only useful in DVD mode.

Front & Rear Terminals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD ANALOG AUDIO OUT

DVD/VCR AUDIO OUT jacks

 

AUDIO IN jack

 

 

 

 

jacks

Connect the supplied audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect audio cable coming

 

 

 

Connect the supplied audio

cables here through the audio

ANT IN jack

 

 

from the audio out jack of a

 

 

cables here through the Audio

In jacks of a television or other

Connect your antenna

camcorder, another VCR, or an

In jacks of a television or other

audio equipment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

audio source here.

 

or cable box here.

audio equipment. (DVD only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAXIAL jack

DIGITAL

AUDIO

S-VIDEOCOMPONENT

AUDIO OUT

VCR

 

 

 

ANT-IN

POWER

ON

 

 

DVD

 

 

DVD/VCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect an optional coaxial

AUDIO OUT

OUT

OUT

VIDEO OUT

 

DVD

 

DVD/VCR

VCR

 

 

VIDEO

AUDIO

Y AUDIO OUT

COMPONENT

ANT-IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOUT

OUT

AUDIO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

AUDIO

S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

digital audio cable here

 

L

 

 

 

 

Y

L

 

 

 

 

REW F.FWD STOP/

 

 

 

 

L

PB

R

AUDIO IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO IN CB/

 

 

 

 

 

 

through the coaxial digital

 

 

 

CB

COAXIAL

R R

 

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

ANT-OUT

ANT-OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

CR/

 

 

 

 

COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

PR

 

 

 

 

[Front of

audio in jack of a decoder or

R

 

 

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD/VCR]

audio receiver. (DVD only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Back of DVD/VCR]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO OUT jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANT OUT jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO IN jack

 

Connect an optional

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

DVD/VCR VIDEO OUT jack

 

Connect a cable com-

 

Connect the

 

S-Video cable here

 

OUT jacks

 

Connect the supplied yellow

 

ing from the video out

 

supplied RF

 

through the S-video

 

Connect optional component

 

video cable here through

 

jack of a camcorder,

 

cable to the

 

in jack of a televi-

 

video cables here through

 

the TV’s video in jack.

 

another VCR, or an

 

antenna input

 

sion. (DVD only)

 

the component video in

 

 

 

 

audio-visual source

 

jack on your TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

jacks of a television.

 

 

 

 

(laser disc player, video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(DVD only)

 

 

 

 

disc player, etc.) here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Magnavox MSD804 owner manual Connection to a TV, Front & Rear Terminals, Method

MSD804 specifications

The Magnavox MSD804 is a powerful and versatile system that epitomizes the innovations in home entertainment technology during its time. Launched in the early 1990s, this device brought together a combination of features that not only enhanced audio and visual quality but also provided a user-friendly experience that appealed to a broad spectrum of consumers.

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