Sony SAT-A55 manual Adding a VCR and Audio System, If your TV and VCR have A/V jacks

Step 4: Adding a VCR and Audio System

You can record programs by adding a VCR. You can also connect your Digital Satellite Receiver to an audio system for enhanced sound enjoyment.

Audio Receiver

1a

If you have a digital or Dolby® Digital audio system (SAT-A55 only)

Connect the

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) of the Digital Satellite Receiver to the optical digital input of your audio system.

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OPTICAL

IN

1a

Optical Cable

(SAT-A55 only) (optional Sony accessory POC-15A)

LINE

OUT

AUDIO

LINE

IN

1b

Stereo

Cable

1b If you have a stereo or Dolby Pro Logic® audio system

Connect the upper AUDIO R and L(MONO) jacks on the Digital Satellite Receiver to the audio inputs of your stereo amplifier.

Digital Satellite Receiver

If you connect your Digital Satellite Receiver to a Dolby Digital receiver, set the Dolby Digital option of the Audio display to Auto Select. See “Setting Audio Options (AUDIO)” on page 64 for more information.

ACCESS CARD			REMOTE	CH3
				CH4
	SATELLITE IN	AUDIO	VIDEO	VHF/UHF IN
DIGITAL				1
OUT	LOW SPEED DATA			S VIDEO
(OPTICAL)
				2
				VHF(SAT)/UHF	AC IN~
VCR CONTROL			VIDEO	OUT	TEL LINE

2a 2c

2a

If your TV and VCR have A/V jacks

Connect the VIDEO OUT jacks of your Digital Satellite Receiver to the A/V input jacks of your VCR using the supplied A/V cable.

Then, connect the A/V output jacks of your VCR to the A/V input jacks of your TV using an A/V cable. (Be sure to match the colors on the jacks with the

2b

VCR

	LINE
	IN	IN
AUDIO	VIDEO S VIDEO
	LINE	OUT
	OUT

2a 2b

2c If your TV and VCR do not have A/V jacks

	Connect the VHF(SAT)/
	UHF OUT jack on the
	Digital Satellite Receiver to
	the VHF/UHF input jack
	on your VCR using coaxial
	cable.
	Then, connect the VHF/
	UHF output jack on your
	VCR to the VHF/UHF
	input jack on your TV using
	coaxial cable.
	Set the CH3/CH4 switch to
2c	the channel that does not
	carry off-air broadcasts in

2b

colored plugs on the A/V cable.)

If your TV and VCR have S-Video jacks

Use the S-Video cable instead of the yellow video connection.

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To allow your Digital Satellite Receiver to control the recording functions of your VCR, see “Step

5:Connecting the VCR Controller” on page 11.

your area.

A/V Cable

VIDEO	S-Video
	Cable	Coaxial
(yellow)
OR		Cable
S-Video

TV

IN	VHF/UHF
	S VIDEO

Note

With this connection, your input source is channel 3 or channel 4 depending on how you set the CH3/CH4 switch on your VCR.

VIDEO

L(MONO) -AUDIO- R

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