02Connecting up

Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver

If you have a cable or satellite receiver with a built-in decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this page. If you are using a separate decoder box for your cable/satellite TV, set up following the instructions on the next page.

Using the setup on this page you can:

• Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box/satellite tuner.

Important

Do not connect this recorder ‘through’ your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box. Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV receiver.

 

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

IN

 

1

2

SCART AV

TV

 

 

CONNECTOR

 

 

 

AV 2/INPUT 1

 

 

 

AV 1(RGB)-TV

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT 1/

 

 

 

OUTPUT

 

DIGITAL

CONTROL

AC IN

AUTO REC

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

R

L

 

R

L

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

IN

 

VHF/UHF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

3

SCART AV

ANTENNA CONNECTOR

OUT

Cable/Satellite box

ANTENNA

IN

1

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

2Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV1(RGB)-TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your TV.

This enables you to watch discs.

3Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2/ (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your satellite/cable box.

This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

Note

The diagram shows SCART video connections, but you can alternatively use any of the other audio/video connections.

Tip

This recorder has a ‘through’ function which allows you to record a TV program from the built-in TV tuner in this recorder while watching a video playing on your VCR. (To use this feature when the recorder is in standby, Power Save must be set to Off—see Power Save on page 76).

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Pioneer DVR-3100 Connect RF antenna cables as shown, This enables you to watch and record TV channels