Mitsubishi Electronics WD-73C8, WD-65835 VCR to a Cable Box Audio & Video, the TV’s Audio Output

223. TV Connections

3. TV Connections 23

VCR to a Cable Box (Audio & Video)

Required: Two-way RF splitter, three coaxial cables, right and left audio cables, S-Video or composite video cable, plus video and audio cables required to connect the TV to the cable box.

1.Connect the incoming cable to IN on the RF splitter.

2.Connect one coaxial cable from OUT on the RF splitter to CABLE IN on the cable box.

3.Connect one coaxial cable from OUT on the RF splitter to ANT 1 on the TV back panel.

4.Connect one coaxial cable from OUT on the cable box to ANTENNA IN on the VCR back panel.

6.Connect either an S-Video or composite video cable from VIDEO OUT on the VCR back panel to a VIDEO composite or S-VIDEOjack on the TV back panel. Connect only one type of video cable. S-Video is preferable to composite video, if avail- able.

7.To use the TV speakers with the VCR, connect left (white) and right (red) audio cables from AUDIO OUT on the VCR back panel to the associated INPUT AUDIO L and R on the TV back panel. If your VCR is mono (non-stereo), connect only the white (left) cable.

Note: When using this connection configuration with the connections used in step 5, it is possible to view live cable programs through the VCR Device. For

A/V Receiver (Sound System) Using	Note:
the TV’s Audio Output	• On rare occasions, an HDMI signal may be
	copy-restricted and cannot be output from
Most setups require either a digital audio cable or
	the TV as a digital signal. To hear these copy-
analog stereo audio cables. To send audio from TV	protected signals through the A/V receiver, use
channels received on ANT 1, ANT 2, or devices con-	the connection for an analog A/V receiver.
nected directly to the TV, you must use one of the con-	• Check the A/V receiver’s Owner’s Guide for
nections shown below.
	information concerning use of the digital input
The TV makes all audio available in digital and analog	and switching between digital sound and
formats:	analog stereo sound from the TV.
• Analog audio coming into the TV is available as
	A/V Receiver with HDMI Output
output in digital stereo format on the DIGITAL
AUDIO OUTPUT jack.	Required: One HDMI-to-HDMI cable
• Digital incoming audio is available as analog output
	This option allows you to view content from devices
on the AVR AUDIO OUTPUT L and R jacks.

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best picture quality always view live cable programs directly from the TV input connected to the cable box device.

Older Cable Box

Required: One coaxial cable.

Usually, only one of the following audio connections is	connected to an A/V receiver. The A/V receiver can
	send audio and video to the TV over a single HDMI
required:	cable. You can use an HDMI connection as described
To connect an analog A/V receiver	here in addition to an audio connection from the TV’s
• Connect left (white) and right (red) audio cables	audio output.
	All models: You may be able to use the TV’s remote
from AVR AUDIO OUTPUT L and R on the TV back
panel to the TV AUDIO INPUT on the A/V receiver.	control (with slide switch set to TV) to operate connected
• To connect a digital A/V receiver with Dolby	CEC-enabled HDMI devices without further setup.

		
		
	
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Note: This connection is not recommended. The other connections described in this chapter provide better quality audio and video to the TV and allow NetCommand to work with the cable box.

1.Connect the incoming cable to IN on cable box.

2.Connect one coaxial cable from OUT on the cable box to ANT 1 on the TV back panel.

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Digital surround sound and PCM audio support:

Experiment with your equipment to determine which

functions are available to the TV’s remote control. See

Connect one end of the digital audio cable to

“NetCommand for HDMI Devices,” page 28.

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT on the back of the TV.

736 and 835 series models only: This setup allows

Connect the other end to the COAXIAL DIGITAL

you to use NetCommand-controlled audio and video

INPUT on the back of the A/V receiver.

switching over the HDMI cable. See

“A/V Receiver

Control: Automatic Video and Audio Switching via

AVR

HDMI” on page 60.

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VIDEO

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5.Connect the cable box outputs to the TV as shown in one of the options listed below. This connection allows the TV to receive the best available signal directly from the cable box.

•Figure 1, page 18: Component video output to the TV’s Y Pb Pr jacks; analog stereo audio to the associated AUDIO jacks.

•Figure 2, page 19: HDMI output to the TV’s HDMI jack.

•Figure 7, page 21: S-Video output to the TV’s INPUT 3 S-VIDEOjack; analog stereo audio to the INPUT 3 AUDIO jacks.

	
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