21
Basic Connection

Easy Connection

The following connection is the basic connection to watch or record TV programs.
To use a cable box or satellite receiver, see “CATV or Satellite Receiver Connec-
tions” on pages 23 and 24.
Important!
Be sure to turn off and unplug from the AC outlet this Recorder and all
equipment before connecting the cables.
This Recorder is equipped with copy protection technology. The playback
picture from this Recorder will not appear correctly on your TV when you
connect this Recorder to your TV via a VCR (or your VCR via this Recorder)
using video/audio cables.
1
Connect the TV antenna
cable to the IN FROM
ANTENNA jack on the rear
of this Recorder.
2
Connect the PASS
THROUGH jack on the rear
of this Recorder to the
antenna input jack on your
VCR using the supplied
coaxial cable.
NOTE
If you connect this Recorder directly
to your TV, skip the next step.
3
Connect the antenna
output jack on your VCR to
antenna input jack on your
TV using a coaxial cable.
4
Connect the VIDEO/AUDIO
Output jacks on this Re-
corder to the video/audio
input jacks on your TV using
the supplied video/audio
cable.
Be sure that the colors of the
jacks and plugs match up when
connecting the cable.
NOTE
To connect using S-video or
component cables, see “Using
Other Types of Video Output” on
page 22.
5
Connect the video/audio
output jacks on your VCR
to the video/audio input
jacks on your TV using a
video/audio cable.
Important!
When using this connection, set
“PROGRESSIVE OUT” to “PRO-
GRESSIVE SCAN OFF” (see page
80).
After the connection
Plug in the power cords of the TV and
VCR. Then go to “EZ Set Up” (see
page 25).
COMPONENT OUT
IN
FROM
ANTENNA
480i/
480p
OPTICAL COAXIAL
DIGITAL AUDIO OUTVHF/UHF/CATVLINELINE S-VIDEOVIDEOR-AUDIO-LS-VIDEOVIDEOR-AUDIO-L
PASS THROUGH
OUT 1
OUT 2
IN 1
AUTO
REC
IN 2
TV
VCR
To antenna
input jack
To antenna
output jack
To video/audio
input jacks

3

4

The Recorder
To VIDEO/AUDIO
Output jacks
Coaxial cable
(commercially available)
Video/audio
cable
(supplied)

5

Video/audio
cable
(commercially
available)
To video/audio
input jacks
Antenna cable
(commercially available)
To antenna/CATV
wall outlet 1
To IN FROM
ANTENNA
2Coaxial cable
(supplied)
To antenna
input jack
To PASS
THROUGH
To video/audio
output jacks