Chapter 3
Connecting Your System
Read this chapter to set up your DSS receiver for the first time, or to add or remove audio or video components connected to your system.
Overview
You can connect the DSS receiver in a variety of configurations. The answers to the following questions will determine how you hook up and operate your DSS receiver. For example:
| Do you have cable TV or a broadcast (terrestrial) TV antenna? |
| What type of connectors do your TV and VCR have: |
| A/V |
| Do you plan to integrate your DSS receiver with your audio or |
| video system? |
General Recommendations | Detailed hookup instructions are provided on the pages that follow. |
| For optimum audio and video performance, follow these general |
| recommendations as much as possible when hooking up your |
| components: |
| If you have an audio or audio/video system, consider integrating |
| the DSS receiver into a home entertainment configuration to take |
| advantage of your |
| If your TV has an |
| DSS receiver. An |
| |
| If your TV does not have an |
| connectors to connect your components. An A/V connection |
| provides a better picture and audio when compared to an RF |
| connection. |
| If you have other Sony components that include |
| jacks, you can connect these components via their |
| jacks in order to pass remote control signals between the DSS |
| receiver and these components. This allows you to hide |
| components behind cabinet doors. |
| If you have a Sony TV that has the |
| it to the DSS receiver’s |
| of your system. Using |
| with the TV’s remote control, it automatically turns on the TV and |
| switches the video input to DSS. When you press the SYSTEM OFF |
| button on the TV’s remote control, it turns off both the TV and the |
| DSS receiver. (See your TV manual for more details.) |