You probably already have an Antenna or Cable TV signal connected to the ANTENNA IN jack on your TV.
Disconnect it now from the TV. Reconnect the Antenna or Cable TV signal to the ANTENNA IN jack on your RF modulator.
Connect the supplied video cable (which has yellow markings) to the Player’s yellow VIDEO (VIDEO OUT) jack. Connect the other end of the cable to the VIDEO IN jack on the RF modulator. The VIDEO IN jack on the RF modulator is usually yellow and might be labelled VIDEO, CVBS, COMPOSITE, or BASEBAND.

10 Hookups (cont’d)

Connecting to a TV Only

TV has only a single Antenna In or RF-In jack

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Back of TV

 

 

 

(example only)

 

Back of RF Modulator

 

 

(example only)

ANT IN

TO TV VIDEO

AUDIO

IN

 

 

IN

R

L

 

 

 

 

CH3 CH4

Antenna or Cable TV Signal

 

 

 

ANTENNA IN

 

 

 

RF IN

5 4

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Before you begin, make sure you have an RF modulator and extra RF coaxial cables. These are not supplied with the Player, but are available from Magnavox or most consumer electronics retailers.

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2 Connect the supplied audio cable (which has red and white markings) to the Player’s AUDIO OUT jacks.

Connect the other ends of the audio cable to the AUDIO IN jacks on the RF modulator. Audio jacks on the RF modulator usually are red (right) and white (left). Match the cable colors to the jack colors.

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4 Connect an RF coaxial cable (not supplied) to the RF OUT,ANTENNA OUT, or TO TV jack on the RF modulator. The RF OUT jack may be labelled differently among different brands. Refer to the instructions provided with your RF modulator.

Connect the other end of the same RF coaxial cable to the ANTENNA IN or RF IN jack on your Television.

5 Your RF Modulator should have a Channel 3/4 switch.The setting of this switch determines the TV channel on which you will watch materials playing on the DVD Player.

Set the RF Modulator’s Channel 3/4 switch to either 3 or 4, whichever TV channel is least used in your area. If your RF modulator has a Modulator/Antenna switch, set it accordingly. Refer to the instructions that came with the RF Modulator.

Turn on your TV and choose channel 3 or 4. Choose the same channel to which you set the RF Modulator’s Channel 3/4 switch.

6 Connect the Player’s power cord to a power outlet and turn on the DVD Player by pressing STANDBY-ON y on the front of the Player. If no Disc is in the Player, you should see the Player’s screen saver on the TV screen.

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