2.6
Europe only: What if there is no Video Out Connection?
In the case that you do not have a second video out SCART or RCA type outputs on your video cassette
recorder, you can obtain a
2 -1 SCART switch box
from an electronics retailer or the store where you
bought your Archos product, which will allow you to send the Video Cassette Recorder’s video and audio
signals to your television (normal TV viewing) or to your Archos TV cradle (to make a recording). In the
following example set up, you would switch the box to side b when you want to make a video recording.
Attention: Do not purchase a simple splitter but rather a switchable a/b box. Splitting the video signal will
degrade its quality.
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2.7
Connection
: the S-Video In
If you would like to get a higher quality video recording, and your video recorder, cable box or other
video device has an S-video output, you can connect the S-video cable of your TV cradle into it. This
will carry only the video signal to the TV Cradle and your AV400/PMA400, not the audio.
DO NOT PLUG IN BOTH THE S-VIDEO CONNECTOR AND THE STANDARD YELLOW AV IN CONNECTOR AT
THE SAME TIME.
TEST IT
: You can test this connection the same way you test the AV In connection above.
2.8
Connection
: the Infrared Emitter
This is an optional connection. You will need to use this if you would like to change TV
channels with the Archos remote control or if want to be able to make scheduled recordings.
This emitter, once stuck on to your cable box, satellite receiver, or video cassette recorder,
will be able to turn the device on and off and select channels while you are not home. If
you simply leave your cable box, satellite receiver box, or video cassette recorder on one
channel, then without the Infrared Emitter connected, you will only be able to record from
one channel. That is, there will be no way for the TV Cradle to tell your cable box, satellite
receiver, or video cassette recorder to change the channel unless you have connected this
Infrared Emitter.
Which device to control?
You will affi x the IR Emitter to the device you normally change your TV channels with. Do you change TV channels with your
video cassette recorder remote control, your cable box remote control, or your satellite receiver remote control? Which ever
one of these devices changes the channel that you view, then it is on this device that you will affi x the IR Emitter.
Infrared (IR)
Emitter
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