Pioneer Guide to Connecting Your DVR Recorder for Optimal Performance

02Connecting up

Connecting an external decoder box (2)

If you only have a decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this page.

Using the setup on this page you can:

• Record scrambled channels received using the recorder’s built-in TV 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 amplifier/receiver.

		ANTENNA
		IN
1	2	SCART AV	TV
		CONNECTOR

	OUT				AC IN
R	L
	AUDIO	AV 1 (RGB) - TV	REC	IN	OPTICAL
	S-VIDEO			CONTROL	DIGITAL OUT
	OUTPUT

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SCART AV

CONNECTOR

Antenna/cable TV	Decoder
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/ AUTO START REC (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your decoder box. This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

Note

•In order to use this setup, you will need to make the following settings from the Initial Setup menu:

–Set the AV2/L1 In setting to Decoder from the Initial Setup menu (see AV2/L1 In on page 102).

–From the Manual CH Setting screen, set the Decoder setting for the scrambled channels to On (see Manual CH Setting on page 100).

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