Connections & Setup

TV/VCR

Player

DVD

TV/VCR back panel

 

 

 

 

LINE IN

LINE

COMPONENT -IN

2A

 

 

 

 

IN 1

OUT

AUDIO VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANT/CABLE

L

 

L

PB

 

 

 

 

75 W

 

(CB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

PR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cable

feed

 

 

2C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

From

antenna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD player back panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

AUDIO OUT

COMPONENT

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

L R

VIDEO OUTPUT

 

 

Y P B P R

Note: If you have model T27TF668, the placement of the jacks is different from the TV/VCR back panel illustrated here.

Note: The back of your DVD player might not look exactly like the one shown here.

2B

Connection: TV/VCR + DVD Player

1.Connect your cable or antenna to your TV/VCR

Connect the RF coaxial cable from your cable feed, cable box, or off-air antenna to the ANT/CABLE jack on the back of your TV/VCR.

2.Connect your DVD Player to your TV/VCR

To achieve the best picture quality, use the COMPONENT INPUT jacks on the back of the TV/VCR to connect the TV/VCR to your DVD Player.

Note: Recording can’t be done in the COMPONENT INPUT (video/audio) mode.

If your DVD Player doesn’t have Component Jacks, use audio/video cables to connect the TV/VCR to the DVD Player using the LINE IN VIDEO and AUDIO L and R jacks on the TV/VCR. Instructions for both scenarios follow:

Optimum Connection (illustrated above)

A. Connect three video grade cables to the COMPONENT-IN VIDEO jacks on the back of the TV/VCR – labeled Y, PB (CB), PR (CR).

B. Connect the other ends of the video cables to the corresponding Component Output Jacks on your DVD Player (sometimes labeled Y, Pb, Pr).

C. Connect audio cables to the COMPONENT-IN jacks labeled AUDIO L and R and to the Audio Output jacks on the DVD Player (sometimes labeled AUDIO OUT L and R).

Normal Connection

A. Connect audio/video cables to the LINE IN/IN 1 jacks on the back of the TV/VCR (labeled VIDEO and AUDIO L and R). Audio/video cables usually are bundled as a set. Usually, they are color-coded (yellow is video, red is right audio, and white is left audio).

B. Connect the other ends of the a/v cables to the audio and video output jacks on the back of the DVD Player (sometimes labeled AUDIO OUT L and R).

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RCA Connection TV/VCR + DVD Player, Connect your cable or antenna to your TV/VCR, Optimum Connection illustrated above

TV/VCR specifications

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