Chapter 1: Connections and Setup
Details about the different kinds of cables used to connect your Digital Media Recorder are on page 56.
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The back of your TV might look different than the one pictured here.
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The back of your VCR might look different than the one pictured here.
If you connect your components as described, you must access different Video Input Channels on your TV to see programming— whether the programming is a regular TV show, a program you saved to the Digital Media Recorder’s hard disk drive, or a disc you’re playing in the Digital Media Recorder. If you don’t know how to access Video Input Channels on your TV, go to page 16 for help. A general explanation, based on the connection shown above, follows:
To watch one program while you record another:
Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel
Tune the Digital Media Recorder to the channel you want to record, and press RECORD.
Use the buttons on the TV (or the TV’s remote control*) to tune to the channel you want to watch — you won’t be able to pause live TV because you aren’t watching TV through the Digital Media Recorder.
To play a disc or a show you’ve recorded to the Digital Media Recorder’s hard disk drive:
Tune the TV its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel.
To play a videotape: | Tune the TV to the VCR input channel (usually channel 3 or 4). |
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If you need help finding your TV’s various Video Input Channels, go to page 16.
*The remote control packed with your Digital Media Recorder is capable of being programmed to operate many brands and models of TVs and VCRs. For instructions, go to page 19.
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