Connections

Connection to a TV (cont’d)

Note

Set your TV to channel 3 or 4 if you use coaxial connection.

After you have completed connections

Switch the input selector on your TV to an appropriate external input channel (usually near channel 0). Press a button on the TV’s original remote control that selects an external input channel until the DVD recorder’s picture appears. Check your TV owner’s manual for details.

Input Mode Names for Common TV Brands (Example)

Admiral

AUX

Panasonic

TV/VIDEO

 

 

 

 

Curtis Mathis

LINE1, LINE2, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93

RCA

INPUT, TV/VCR, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93

 

 

 

 

GE

INPUT, TV/VCR, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93

Samsung

TV/VIDEO

 

 

 

 

Hitachi

INPUT, AUX

Sanyo

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

JVC

VIDEO, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3

Sharp

00

 

 

 

 

Kenwood

AUX

Sony

VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3

 

 

 

 

LXI-Series

00

Toshiba

TV/GAME

 

 

 

 

Magnavox

AUX CHANNEL

Zenith

00

 

 

 

 

To set progressive scan mode, refer to pages 72-73

This unit compatible with the Progressive Scan System. The feature provides you with the higher definition images than the traditional output system does. To utilize this feature, you must set Progressive Scan mode to “ON”.

Connection to a cable box or satellite box

Before you start Connections Getting started Recording

(Cable box or

Satellite box)

DVD/VCR

 

Cable TV signal

 

 

IN

OUT

 

(Back of this unit)

ANTENNA

IN

 

RF cable

E

 

 

OUT

(supplied)

 

(Back of TV)

Playing discs

This connection allows you to view or record a scrambled channel. With this connection, channels cannot be changed on this unit. You can view or record ONLY the channels you have selected on the cable box or the

satellite box.

While you are recording, only the recorded channel can be viewed.

To select channels of the cable box or satellite box

1)Turn on this unit by pressing [POWER]. The “POWER” indicator on the front panel will appear. Then, press [CHANNEL L / K] to select channel 3 or 4 (the same channel as the output channel of the cable box or satellite box).

If noise appears on the TV screen, press [VIDEO/TV] on the remote control.

If you use the channel 4, you will need to change this unit’s RF output to channel 4. Refer to “RF output

switch” on page 81.

2)At the TV, select channel 3 or 4 (the same channel as you have selected at step 1).

3)At the cable box or satellite box, select the channel you want to view or record.

Note to the Cable TV System Installer :

This reminder is provided to call the Cable TV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code, which provides guidelines for proper grounding - in particular, specifying that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as possible.

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DVR91VG specifications

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