CONNECTIONS

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1)Disconnect the AC power cords of the devices from the AC outlet.

2)Make the connection as illustrated below.

3)After making all the connections, connect the AC power cords of the devices.

Connect this unit directly to the TV. If the RCA audio/video cables are connected to a VCR, DVD playback pictures may be distorted due to the copy protection system.

When “Progressive Scan” is set to “ON”, no video signal will be output from the VIDEO OUT or S-VIDEO OUT jack.

Connecting to an External Tuner

 

VIDEO VIDEO

 

 

 

IN

OUT

 

 

L

 

 

L

 

R

 

IN

R

 

 

 

 

AUDIO IN

S-VIDEO

AUDIO OUT

(L1)

 

RCA video

VIDEO IN

cable

 

 

AUDIO IN

RCA audio

L

cable

 

R

rear of this unit

ANT. IN

RCA video cable

RCA audio cable

RL

AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT

external tuner

ANT.OUT ANT. IN

satellite

dish

VIDEO VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

 

Y

 

 

L

 

 

L

 

 

HDMI OUT

R

 

IN

R

 

OUT

COAXIAL

AUDIO IN

S-VIDEO

AUDIO OUT

COMPONENT

S-VIDEO

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

(L1)

VIDEO OUT

PCM / BITSTREAM

RF coaxial cable

or

cable TV company

After making the connection as described above, make sure to select the appropriate input type by following the steps on page 26.

Note

Required cables and connecting methods differ depending on the external tuner. For more information, please contact your external tuner provider.

With this setup:

You can record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on the external tuner. Be sure that the external tuner is turned on.

You cannot record one channel while watching another channel.

Supplied cables used in this connection are as follows:

RCA audio cable (L/R) x 1

RCA video cable x 1

Please purchase the rest of the necessary cables at your local store.

TV Connection Overview

 

If Your TV has

Refer to

If your device has

 

Higher

 

 

 

HDMI IN

page

only an ANT. IN jack

 

Quality

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

page

 

 

 

 

 

 

page

ANT. IN

21

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO IN

20

 

 

 

 

page

 

 

 

S-VIDEO IN

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard

R L

page

 

 

 

21

 

 

Quality

AUDIO IN VIDEO IN

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Toshiba DR430KU owner manual Connections, Connecting to an External Tuner, TV Connection Overview

DR430KU, DR430 specifications

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