What’s on the Back Panel?

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Cable In

Connect the coaxial cable that delivers the signal from your cable

 

 

service provider

2

Cable Out

Connect a coaxial cable to send analog audio and video signals to a TV

 

 

or VCR. These signals are standard-definition TV (SDTV) video and

 

 

stereo audio

3

PrPbY/V

Connect the 8300HDC (in HD mode) to the component video input

 

 

(YPrPb) on the HDTV. When the 8300HDC is configured for SD mode,

 

 

the Y/V portion of the component video output connects to the

 

 

composite video input of an SDTV. See Connections for an HDTV and

 

 

VCR on page 6 or Connections for a Standard-Definition TV and

 

 

VCR on page 7 for complete details

4

Digital Audio

Connect an RCA cable to send a digital audio signal to a surround-

 

Out

sound receiver or other digital audio device

5Out 2 (Secondary Connect to either a VCR for archiving saved content from the 8300HD or Video and Audio connect to another set of inputs (composite) on your HDTV

Out)

6

Audio Out

Connect RCA cables to send analog audio signals (left and right) to the

 

(LEFT and RIGHT)

stereo outputs of an HDTV

7

Optical Audio

Connect an optical cable to send a digital audio signal to a surround-

 

Output

sound receiver or other digital audio device

8S-Video Out Connect an S-Video cable to send an S-Video signal to your TV or VCR. This signal is standard definition but higher quality than other SDTV connections

9

IR

(This connector reserved for future use)

10

HDMI

Connect the HDTV HDMI™ connector to the HDMI port. HDMI supports

 

 

both digital audio and video. May be used to connect to a DVI interface

 

 

using an adaptor for video and separate audio connections. You can use

 

 

any of the following audio connections: Digital Audio Out (4), Audio Out

 

 

[LEFT and RIGHT] (6), or Optical Audio Out (7)

11

CableCARDTM

Slot for CableCARD multi-stream card for decrypting subscription digital

 

 

channels. Obtain the multi-stream card from your cable service provider.

12

SATA

Connect to an external Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive for expanded

 

 

recording capacity. Check with your cable service provider for a list of

 

 

approved hard drive models for use with the 8300HDC

13

1394 Outputs

Connect to display devices equipped with 1394 inputs. These

 

 

connectors might not be available on all 8300HDC models. When you

 

 

connect the DVR-DVD to your TV using 1394, you must make additional

 

 

video and audio connections to your TV to receive analog signals

14

AC Outlet

Connect the AC power cord from another device, such as a TV

15

AC Power Input

Connect the power cord to deliver power to the 8300HDC

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