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connections
TV with audio/video jacks and DIGITALsatellite receiver
This connection assumes:
• You have an advanced digital satellite system and your TV
has audio/video input jacks.
This connection provides:
• Stereo sound playback from VCR, recording from receiver while
watching cable or off-air channel, and recording one cable or off-
air channel while watching another.
To use this connection, you must have:
• (3) coaxial cables and (6) audio/video cables
If the VCR can control your digital satellite receiver:
• Position it above the VCR as shown. Make sure not to block
any of the VCR’s ventilation holes.
To connect:
1. Connect cables as shown.
2. Return to the First Things First Section, then follow the steps.
Using This Connection
• Tune your TV to its video input to record (or watch) the VCR
or digital satellite receiver.
• To record from the digital satellite receiver, tune your VCR to
its line input. L1 appears in the display.
Auto TV/VCR Setting:
• Set the Auto TV/VCR feature to OFF. Use of TV•VCR button is
not required.
To play a tape:
1. Insert a tape.
2. If necessary, press VCR and then PLAY.
To record one off-air or cable program and watch another:
1. Begin recording a program using a recording feature.
2. Select a different channel on the TV.
To record a digital satellite receiver program and watch a cable
or off-air channel:
1. Turn on the receiver, tune the VCR to its line input, and begin
recording a program using a recording feature.
2. Select a different channel on the TV.
SATELLITE SIGNAL
CABLE OR ANTENNA
SATELLITE RECEIVER
VCR
IN FROM ANT
OUT TO TV CH3
CH4
SATELLITE
IN
S-VIDEO
L
R
AUDIO
VIDEO
3 CH. 4
VIDEO
AUDIO
IN
OUT
ANT. IN
RF OUT
L
R
TV
CABLE/
ANTENNA
INPUT 1 VIDEO
R
L/MONO
S-VIDEO AUDIO
OUTPUT
R
L
INPUT 2
VIDEO R
L/MONO
SATELLITE RECEIVER
VCR'S
SIGNAL
Position Remote-Controllable
Satellite Receiver
VCR
TRANSMITTER