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Chapter 1: Connections and Setup
Connection: DVD/VCR + TV + Basic Cable Box +
Audio Receiver
You’ll need to consult instructions that came with your audio video receiver in order to connect it properly.
The
information below provides general guidelines for the DVD recorder’s Audio Output Jacks.
Both Dolby* Digital® and DTS® are audio formats used to record 5.1-channel audio signals onto
the digital track of fi lm (while the fi lm is being made). Both of these formats provide up to six separate
channels: left, right, center, left rear, right rear, and common subwoofer. The disc will play 5.1-channel
sound only if you’ve connected a DTS or Dolby Digital receiver or decoder, and if the disc is encoded in
the Dolby Digital or DTS format.
Please Read This Before Using the DIGITAL AUDIO Jack!
This unit’s digital audio output jack is designed for a connection to a Dolby Digital or
DTS receiver or decoder. Older digital equipment may not be compatible with the Dolby
Digital bitstream. Such a connection can create a high level of noise that may be harmful
to your ears, and could damage headphones or speakers.
1.
Connect the cable box signal.
Note: Before you connect the DVD recorder, you’ll need to disconnect some of the cables
fi rst in order to reconnect them.
1a.
Connect the RF coaxial cable that is connected to the cable box’s Output jack (sometimes labeled
CABLE OUT) to the RF IN jack on the back of the DVD recorder.
1b
. If your cable box has audio/video output jacks, connect the audio cables to the Audio Output L
(left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your cable box, and to the corresponding
AUDIO INPUT L/R jacks on your DVD recorder. Then connect the video cable (yellow) to the
Video Out jack on the back of your cable box, and to the VIDEO INPUT jack on your DVD
recorder.
2.
Connect the DVD recorder to the TV
You need to connect cables from the DVD recorder’s OUTPUT jacks to the TV’s INPUT jacks in
order to see the content from the DVD recorder (whether it’s a TV program or a disc you’re playing).
2a.
Use the RF coaxial cable that was packed with your DVD recorder, and connect one end to the RF
OUT jack on the DVD recorder. Connect the other end to the Cable/Antenna Input jack on the
back of your TV (sometimes labeled CABLE/ANTENNA).
2b.
Connect the video cable. The cables you use for the video determine the quality of the picture
you’ll see on your TV when you’re playing DVDs. For more information about cables and signal
quality, go to page 5.
Connect the video cable (yellow) to the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the back of your DVD
recorder, and to the Video Input jack on your TV (sometimes labeled VIDEO IN).
S-VIDEO (not shown)
If your TV has an S-VIDEO jack, connect one end of an optional S-Video
cable to the S-VIDEO IN jack on the back of the TV and the other end to the S-VIDEO OUT
jack on the back of the DVD recorder.
COMPONENT VIDEO Y, Pb, Pr (not shown)
If your TV has Component Input Jacks (Y, Pb,
Pr), you can achieve even greater picture quality (DVD playback only) by connecting the DVD
recorder to the TV using these jacks (COMPONENT VIDEO OUT, Y, Pb, Pr on the DVD
recorder). For more explanation, go to page 5. Component Video cables not supplied with the
DVD recorder.
3.
Connect the DVD recorder to the Audio/Video Receiver.
3a. A set of audio/video cables was packed with your DVD recorder. Connect the audio cables to the
AUDIO OUTPUT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your DVD recorder,
and to the corresponding Audio Input jacks on your audio/video receiver (sometimes labeled
DVD, AUX, SAT or VCR IN L and R).
The audio input jacks on the audio receiver you use to connect to the DVD recorder will
determine which source or input you need to select on the A/V receiver when you want to watch
TV or play a disc.
3b. If you have a Dolby Digital or DTS receiver, connect a digital audio optical or coaxial cable to
the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack on the DVD recorder and the Digital Audio Input jack on the
receiver (cable not supplied with DVD recorder).
RF Coaxial cable
Audio video cables are
usually color-coded red,
white, and yellow.
Red
Yellow
White
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