Connection to a TV

 

Basic Audio

TV

AUDIO IN

 

L R

Method 1

Good picture

Method 2

 

Method 3

Better picture

 

Best picture

Audio cable

(supplied)

DVD/VCR

DVD/VCR

VCR

 

AUDIO OUT

 

 

L

 

 

R

 

or

DIGITAL

DVD

S-VIDEO VIDEO O

AUDIO

 

 

COMPON

AUDIO OUT

OUT

OUT

 

L

 

VIDEO IN

Video cable (supplied)

DVD/VCR

VCR

VIDEO OUT

 

S-VIDEO IN

S-Video cable (commercially available)

DIGITAL

DVD

S-VIDEO

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

 

 

 

COMPONENT

AUDIO OUT

OUT

OUT

 

COAXIAL

 

 

 

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

YY

PBCB

or

PRCR

Component Video cable (commercially available)

DIGITAL

DVD

S-VIDEOVIDEO OUT

AUDIO

 

 

COMPONENT

AUDIO OUT

OUT

OUT

 

 

Y

 

 

CB/

COAXIAL

 

PB

 

 

CR/

 

 

PR

Setup

AUDIO OUT

R

(Analog)

 

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connect this unit directly to the TV. If the Audio/Video cables are connected to a VCR, pictures may be distorted due to the copy protection system.

The COAXIAL, DVD AUDIO OUT, S-VIDEO OUT and COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks are only useful in DVD mode.

If your TV is compatible with 525 progressive scanning and you want to enjoy that high quality picture;

You must select the connection Method  above and progressive scanning mode. To set the mode, set “PROGRESSIVE” to “ON” in the SETUP menu, so that the PROGRESSIVE SCAN indicator on the front panel lights on. See pages 20 to 21 for more details.

When “PROGRESSIVE” is “ON”, video signals from the unit’s VIDEO OUT and S-VIDEO OUT jacks will be distorted or not be output at all.

If your TV is not compatible with progressive scanning;

Use this unit in interlace mode and set “PROGRESSIVE” to “OFF” either in the SETUP menu or by pressing and holding [PLAY B] on the front of the unit for more than 5 seconds, so that the PROGRESSIVE SCAN indicator on the front panel lights off.

After you have completed connections

Press the input selector button (usually TV/VIDEO, INPUT or AUX) on your TV to switch an appropriate external input channel (usually near channel 0) for viewing the picture from this unit. If the picture does not appear, also refer to the manual accompa- nying your TV.

INPUT MODES FOR COMMON TV BRANDS

Listed below are inputs for common brand name TV’s.

Admiral:

AUX

Panasonic:

TV/VIDEO

Curtis Mathis:

LINE1, LINE2, 00, 90, 91, 92, 9

RCA:

INPUT, TV/VCR, 00, 90, 91, 92, 9

GE:

INPUT, TV/VCR, 00, 90, 91, 92, 9

Samsung:

TV/VIDEO

Hitachi:

INPUT, AUX

Sanyo:

VIDEO

JVC:

VIDEO, VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO

Sharp:

00

Kenwood:

AUX

Sony:

VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO

LXI-Series:

00

Toshiba:

TV/GAME

Magnavox:

AUX CHANNEL

Zenith:

00

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Sylvania DVC840G owner manual Connection to a TV

DVC840G specifications

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