VIDEO

Connections for a Standard-Definition TV and VCR

When using the 8300 DVR with an SDTV, you must make one of the following connections to view content. Some SDTVs may not have all of 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’s guide and the cabling diagrams in this guide for more information.

Note: The labeling on your 8300 DVR model may vary from the labels shown in the following table.

Required Connections to an SDTV (choose one)

Cable

 

The Cable Out connection provides

 

to an SDTV. See page 13 for an

Out

 

both a video and an audio connection

 

 

 

 

example.

 

 

The Video Out connection provides

Video

 

video to a standard definition TV. The

 

stereo sound. See page 14 for an

 

 

left and right audio outputs provide

 

 

example.

S-Video

 

The S-Video out connection provides

 

optimal video to a standard definition

 

TV. The left and right audio outputs

 

provide stereo sound.

 

 

 

Optional Connections
VCR

 

The Cable Out connection provides

 

 

both a video and an audio

 

 

 

 

connection to the VCR. See page 13

 

 

for an example.

 

 

For VCRs that have Video and Left and

Stereo

 

Right audio connectors, you can use

 

Right) on the 8300 DVR. See page 14

VCR

 

the OUT 2 connectors (Video, Left, and

 

 

 

 

for an example.

 

 

 

8300 DVR

SDTV

Connections

Connections

CABLE

 

CABLE/IN/

 

 

OUT

 

 

IN

 

 

 

ANTENNA

OUT 1

L

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

AUDIO 1 VIDEO

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

OUT

OUT

 

 

VIDEO

IN

 

IN

 

 

 

OUT 1

 

 

 

 

 

L

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

S-

 

S-

 

R

 

S-VIDEO

S-VIDEO

 

OUT

OUT

 

AUDIO

 

IN

AUDIO 1

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

8300 DVR

 

VCR

Connections

Connections

CABLE

 

CABLE/IN/

 

 

OUT

 

 

IN

 

 

 

ANTENNA

 

OUTOUT 22

A

 

L

R

 

 

 

 

L

R

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

L U

 

 

 

 

 

L

U

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

D

VIDEO AUDIO

 

 

R II

 

 

R

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

O

IN

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

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