02Connecting up

1Connect the cable from the antenna/cable TV outlet to the antenna input on your VCR/satellite receiver/cable box.

2Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect your decoder to your VCR/satellite receiver/cable box. See the manual for your decoder box for more detailed instructions.

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

4Use a SCART cable to connect the AV1(RGB)-TV AV connector to your TV.

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.1

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.

SCART AV

ANTENNA

CONNECTOR

IN

 

2

 

 

TV

 

1

ANTENNA

IN (RF IN)

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

 

 

 

 

 

Y

AC IN

 

 

PB

DIGITAL

CONTROL

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

PR

COAXIAL

IN

G-LINK

COMPONENT

 

 

 

VIDEO OUT

 

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

 

IN

OUTPUT

 

R

L

 

OUT

AUDIO

ANTENNA

ANTENNA

OUT

3

1

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.

2 Use 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.

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

This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

Note

1 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 130).

•From the Manual CH Setting screen, set the Decoder setting for the scrambled channels to On (see Manual CH Setting on page 129).

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