Connections for a Standard-DeÞnition TV and VCR

When using the set-top with an SDTV, you must make one of the following connections to view content. Some SDTVs may not have all these connections. In addition, you can make connections to a VCR to archive recordings to a VCR tape. Refer to your TV and VCR user guides and the cabling diagrams in this guide for more detailed information.

Note: The labeling on your TV may vary slightly.

Required Connections to an SDTV (use one)

 

When you set up the set-top in SD mode, the Video

 

Out connector on the set-top is conÞgured as a

Composite

composite video out connector.

See the Connection Diagrams section of this guide.

 

 

The S-Video Out connection provides an optimal video

 

connection to SDTVs.

S-Video

 

Out

The Cable Out connector provides a video and audio

connection to an SDTV.

Cable

 

 

 

Optional Connection to a VCR

For VCRs with Video and Left and Right Audio connectors, you can use the RCA connections (Video Out and Audio Out Left and Right) on the set-top.

VCR
Set-TopSDTVConnections Connections

VIDEO

Video

VIDEO

OUT

 

 

IN

AUDIO

 

 

 

OUT

Audio

L

R

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

Video

S-VIDEO

OUT

 

 

IN

AUDIO

 

 

 

OUT

Audio

L

R

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

R

Audio/Video

 

 

CABLECABLE IN/

OUT

 

ANT IN

Set-TopVCR

Connections Connections

VIDEO

Video

VIDEO

OUT

 

IN

AUDIO

 

 

OUT

Audio

L R

 

 

 

L

 

 

R

 

 

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