8
INSTALLATION
COMMON CONNECTIONS
Refer to the illustrations on Pages 8 and 9 for
these connections.
Note: Some connections shown in this section
might require additional supplies, available
from your local RadioShack store.
þConnect the VCR to
y
our TV for
pla
y
back. You can connect:
• Your VCR’s OUT TO TV jack to your
TV’s antenna jack, using a 75-ohm
coaxial cable
Caution: Never connect the VCR’s
OUT TO TV jack to a terminal th a t h as
an antenna connected. Doing so can
interfere with other receivers.
• Your VCR’s OUT TO TV jack to your
TV’s separate VHF/UHF antenna
jacks, using a 75-ohm coaxial cable
and a VHF/UHF splitter/combiner
• Your VCR’s AUDIO/VIDEO OUT jacks
to your TV’s audio/video jacks, using
a stereo audio/video cable
Note: For the best quality recordings,
use high-quality A/V cables to make
these connections.
ÀConnect a si
g
nal source to the VCR
for recordin
g
. You can connect
(choose one):
• An outside antenna, using a 75-ohm
coaxial cable, to the VCR’s IN FROM
ANT jack
• An outside antenna, using 300-ohm
lead-in wire and a 300-to-75 ohm
transformer, to the VCR’s IN FROM
ANT
jack
• Your CATV (cable) company, using
the 75-ohm coaxial cable directly
from the cable company, to the
VCR’s
IN FROM ANT jack
Caution: Some state laws restrict
direct connections to cable wires
(connections that do not go through a
cable box). Check the laws in your
area before you make connections.
• A cable converter box to the VCR’s IN
FROM ANT jack
Note: There are many Cable TV sys-
tems in use. If you subscribe to Cable
TV service and cannot record Cable TV
programs, contact your local Cable TV
service provider. Most Cable TV ser-
vice providers offer connection help.
ÃYou can also connect an optional
video source, such as a camcorder,
another VCR, or a DSS s
y
stem to
y
our VCR usin
g
A/V cables. Simpl
y
connect it as shown.
Connection Notes:
• You can connect two video sources (three
sources for the Model 60) directly to your
VCR. To do so, you connect one source to
the AUDIO 1/VIDEO 1 IN jacks on the back
of the VCR using A/V cables and the other
to the IN FROM ANT jack using a 75-ohm
coaxial cable (and, with the Model 60,
another source to the AV2 AUDIO/VIDEO IN
jacks on the front of the VCR, see “Cam-
corder Connections (Model 60 Only)” on
Page12).
• You can connect additional 75-ohm coax
sources to your system using a high-isola-
tion A/B switch to switch between the
sources.
• You can connect one 75-ohm coax source
to more than one device using a video
splitter.
Because of the complexity of the variations
possible when using additional video accesso-
ries, such as video signal switches, splitters,
and combiners, such configurations are not
shown in this manual.
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