Set up

Preparation

Basic Operation

Connecting your TV (continued)

Connecting a cable converter box and a VCR

This connection allows you to watch videotapes and watch and record basic and premium cable channels. Tune the TV and VCR channels to 3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant in your area), and then use the converter box to change channels.

You will need:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• one cable signal splitter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From

• three coaxial cables

Stereo VCR

 

 

 

OUT

Cable

Cable

• one pair of audio cables (one single audio

 

 

 

 

Converter

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

Box

 

cable for a mono VCR)

S-VIDEO

VIDEO AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• one video cable (for video cable type, see

 

IN

IN from ANT OUT to TV

OUT

Cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Note Regarding Picture Quality” on

 

 

 

 

CH3

 

 

Signal

IN

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

Splitter

 

 

 

 

CH4

OUT

 

page 5).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

 

 

TV

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

If you have a mono VCR, connect TV L/Mono Audio

 

 

 

COLOR

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

VIDEO STREAM

 

 

 

IN to VCR Audio OUT using only one audio cable.

 

 

L/

 

INPUT

L/

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

When you use a converter box with your TV, you

 

 

MONO

L

 

MONO

 

 

 

 

OR

 

 

 

ANT

 

 

 

may not be able to program certain features using

 

 

AUDIO

AUDIO PB

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the remote control, such as blocking channels or

 

 

R

R

PR

R

 

 

 

programming your favorite channels.

 

 

VIDEO-1

VIDEO-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference Section Advanced Operation

Connecting a satellite receiver and a VCR

This connection allows you to watch satellite, VCR, and TV programs. You can record one TV channel while watching another channel.

You will need:

one coaxial cable

two pairs of audio cables (one single and one pair of audio cables for a mono VCR)

two video cables (for video cable type, see “Note Regarding Picture Quality” on page 5).

From Satellite dish

Satellite Receiver

S-VIDEO VIDEO

AUDIO

Satellite IN

OUT

L

R

 

OUT

TV

 

 

OUT

IN

 

 

 

COLOR

ANT

VIDEO

VIDEO STREAM

VIDEO

 

 

INPUT

 

OR

 

 

L/

L/

 

 

MONO

 

 

MONO

AUDIO

 

PB

AUDIO

 

 

PR

R

-1

VIDEO-

 

 

 

Stereo VCR

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

AUDIO

 

OUT

IN from ANT OUT to TV

 

CH3

IN

CH4

From antenna

Notes:

To watch from the satellite receiver, the TV must select VIDEO-1.

To watch from the VCR, the TV must select VIDEO-2.

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