Step 2: Hookup

Connecting an antenna/cable TV system without a VCR

Connecting an antenna/cable TV system with a VCR

To cable or antenna

(Rear of projection TV)

For details on connection, see your VCR instruction manual.

Before making the connection, disconnect the AC power

After making these connections, you will be able to do the following:

• View the playback of video tapes

Cable

To cable box

VHF/UHF

cords of the equipment to be connected.

To a conventional VCR

Notes

Record one TV program while viewing another

 

program

Watch two TV programs at once using PIP

Although you can use either an indoor or outdoor antenna with your projection TV, we recommend that you connect an outdoor antenna or a cable TV system to get better picture quality.

Connecting an antenna

Connect your antenna cable to the VHF/UHF antenna terminal. If you cannot connect your antenna cable directly to the terminal, follow one of the instructions below depending on your cable type.

A

 

 

(Rear of projection TV)

• VHF only

75-ohm coaxial cable

VHF/UHF

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

• VHF/UHF

or

Cable

If your cable company requires you to connect a cable box, make the connection as follows:

(Rear of projection TV)

VHF/UHF

Cable

INOUT

Cable box

To cable box and cable

(Rear of projection TV)

AUX

Cable box

TO

 

CONVERTER

75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied)

To connect a monaural VCR, connect the audio output of the VCR to AUDIO-L (MONO) of VIDEO 1/2/3 IN on the projection TV.

Without a cable box

(Rear of projection TV)

AUX

IN

 

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3

 

TO

 

 

 

OUT

CONVERTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

S VIDEO

MONITOR AUDIO

 

 

 

 

(VAR/FIX)

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

VHF/UHF

VHF/UHF

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antenna cable

 

L

 

 

CONTROL S

 

 

 

(MONO)

 

 

 

OUT

AUDIO

 

 

 

R

 

 

VHF/UHF

EN

 

VCR

 

output

 

AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

 

VIDEO (yellow)

Antenna cable

 

LINE

 

 

AUDIO-L (white)

OUT

 

IN

 

AUDIO-R (red)

 

 

VHF/UHF

 

 

 

 

input

 

 

 

Video and audio

 

 

 

outputs

 

B

(Rear of projection TV)

VHF/UHF

CATV cable

VHF/UHF

VMC-810S/820S

(not supplied)

– 5 –

• VHF only

300-ohm twin lead cable

or

 

 

• UHF only

 

 

 

 

or

Antenna connector

• VHF/UHF

C75-ohm coaxial cable

• VHF

(Rear of projection TV)

VHF/UHF

and

EAC-66 U/V mixer (not supplied)

Pay cable TV systems use scrambled or encoded signals requiring a cable box* in addition to the normal cable connection.

* The cable box will be supplied by the cable company.

Note

You cannot watch the signal through an AUX connector as a window picture.

To cable and antenna

(Rear of projection TV)

With a cable box

(Rear of projection TV)

 

 

 

AUX

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3

 

TO

 

 

 

 

OUT

CONVERTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S VIDEO

MONITOR AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

(VAR/FIX)

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

VHF/UHF

VHF/UHF

Antenna cable

 

 

 

 

CONTROL S

L

 

 

 

 

(MONO)

 

 

 

 

OUT

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

• UHF

300-ohm twin lead cable

CATV cable

AUX

TO

R

 

 

 

VCR

 

 

AUDIO VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO (yellow)

 

LINE

 

Notes

Most VHF/UHF combination antennas have a signal splitter. Remove the splitter before attaching the appropriate connector.

If you use the U/V mixer, snow and noise may appear in the picture when viewing cable TV channels over 37.

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CONVERTER

Antenna cable

VHF/UHF

 

 

 

Note

Do not connect anything to the TO CONVERTER connector in this case.

AUDIO-L (white)

OUT

IN

 

 

 

AUDIO-R (red)

 

Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

 

 

audio

VHF/UHF

VMC-810S/820S

 

outputs

input

(not supplied)

 

 

 

 

VHF/UHF

 

Cable box

output

Antenna

 

 

OUT

cable

 

 

 

IN

 

 

Splitter (not supplied)

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7-EN

 

 

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