02Connections

Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (1)

If you are using a cable box or satellite receiver with only a few scrambled channels, follow the setup on this page1. If many or all the channels are scrambled, we recommend using the setup on the following page.

Using the setup on this page you can:

• Record unscrambled channels by

selecting them on this recorder.

• Record scrambled channels by selecting

them on the cable box/satellite receiver

1

ANTENNA

 

Antenna/cable TV

 

IN (RF IN)

 

wall outlet

 

 

 

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

R

AUDIO

L

VIDEO

 

IN

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT 2

DIGITAL

 

 

INPUT 3

 

 

 

AUDIO OUT

R

AUDIO

L

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

 

 

S-VIDEO

AC IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

HDMI OUT COAXIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT 1/AUTO START REC

Y

PB

 

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUTPUT 1

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT 1

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1INPUT 1/AUTO START REC

3

To antenna input

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From antenna output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From audio/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable box/

2

1

video output

Satellite receiver

 

 

and using the Auto Start Recording

feature (see Automatic recording from a

satellite tuner on page 48).

• Watch one channel while recording

another.

To antenna input

To audio/video input

TV

Important

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

1Connect RF antenna cables as shown. This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

2Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks (1 or 2) on this recorder to a set of audio/video inputs on your TV using a set of A/V cables (as supplied). This enables you to watch the output from this recorder.

3Connect the audio/video output of your cable box/satellite receiver to the INPUT 1 jacks on this recorder using a set of A/V cables.

This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

Note

181 The diagram shows standard video connections, but you can alternatively use the S-video or component video connections if they’re available.

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Pioneer DVR-450H-S manual Connections Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver, Satellite tuner on

DVR-450H-S specifications

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