HOOKUPS

CAUTION:

¡Be sure to turn off the DVD/VCR COMBINATION UNIT and equipment to be connected. ¡Read through the operation manual for the equipment to be connected.

¡Be sure that the colors of the jacks and plugs match up when using VIDEO/AUDIO cables.

¡Be sure to keep the DVD/VCR COMBINATION UNIT connection cables separate from the TV antenna cable when you install the DVD/VCR COMBINATION UNIT, because it may cause electrical interference when you are watching television programs.

CONNECTING TO A TV WITHOUT A/V TERMINALS

1.Disconnect the AC power cord of the TV from the AC outlet.

2.Disconnect the antenna or cable from the TV.

3.Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT-IN jack of the DVD/VCR COMBINATION UNIT.

4.Connect the DVD/VCR COMBINATION UNIT to the TV using the RF cable.

5.Plug the AC power cords of the DVD/VCR COM- BINATION UNIT and TV into the AC outlets.

[VHF/UHF

[Indoor antenna]

[Back of the DVD/VCR]

combination antenna]

 

 

 

[Back of the

 

 

 

 

UHF/VHF combination TV]

 

OR

DVD/VCR

VCR

RF cable

 

 

ANT-IN

 

(supplied)

 

 

AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN

 

[Cable

box or satellite box] OR

L

L

UHF/VHF

R

R

 

From Cable or

 

ANT-OUTVIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

 

 

 

 

 

Satellite Company

RF OUTPUT CHANNEL for DVD/VCR

1.Connect the DVD/VCR COMBINATION UNIT to a TV using RF cable (see above steps).

2.Select channel 3 on your TV.

3.Press PLAY.

¡If noise appears, change the RF output channel of the DVD/VCR COMBINATION UNIT to channel 4 by pressing PLAY on the VCR for 3 seconds during playback.

¡There is case that the RF output channel does not change by situation (For example, when you adjust tracking using

CHANNEL ( ) ).

In this case, stop the playback, and start the playback again. After that, press PLAY on the VCR for 3 seconds.

¡If there is a power failure or the DVD/VCR COMBINATION UNIT is unplugged for more than 30 seconds, the RF output channel setting will return to CH3.

Note to CATV system installer

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that pro- vides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground should be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

CONNECTING TO A TV WITH A/V TERMINALS

 

DVD/VCR

VCR

 

 

DVD

 

Antenna/Cable signal

AUDIO OUT

AUDIO IN

 

S-VIDEO COMPONENT AUDIO

DIGITAL

ANT-IN

 

 

OUT

VIDEO OUT

OUT

AUDIO OUT

 

L

 

L

 

Y

 

 

A/V-compatible or

ANT-OUTVIDEO OUT

VIDEO IN

R

 

Cb

L

COAXIAL

 

R

 

 

 

wide screen TV

 

 

 

 

Cr

R

 

To ANT. IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To VIDEO INPUT jack

To VIDEO OUT jack

 

 

 

 

To Right (red) and Left (white)

 

 

 

[Fig. 1]

To AUDIO INPUT jacks To AUDIO OUT jacks

 

 

 

Notes

¡Connect the DVD/VCR COMBINATION UNIT directly to a TV. If the A/V cables are connected into a VCR first, picture may be distorted due to the copy protection system.

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Sylvania DVC860D owner manual Hookups, Connecting to a TV Without A/V Terminals, Connecting to a TV with A/V Terminals

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