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DIGITAL AUDIO (OPTICAL and COAXIAL)
Use one of these jacks to connect your Digital Media Recorder to a Dolby Digital or DTS receiver or decoder. Some receivers have either the
COAXIAL or OPTICAL type of Digital Audio Input jack, and some have both. Under most conditions, optical and coaxial connections work
equally well — the only difference is the type of cable you connect to the jack.
Rarely, but sometimes, coaxial digital cables — especially long ones, pick up radio frequency (RF) interference from household appliances, nearby
power lines, and/or broadcast towers. If you want to use a less expensive cable, connect a coaxial cable to the COAXIAL jack if your receiver has
a Coaxial input jack.
Chapter 6: Additional Information
Back of the Digital Media Recorder
The back of your recorder might look a little overwhelming at first. This section explains what goes where and why. There are two sets of jacks
on the back of your Digital Media Recorder — INPUT jacks and OUTPUT jacks.
Each jack is explained individually below, but the basic idea is about sending and receiving information to be played on or through your
recorder and displaying that information on your TV screen. We call it Signal Flow.
INPUT Jacks bring the signal that carries the content INTO the Digital Media Recorder. Connecting the Input jacks on the DVD Recorder to
corresponding output jacks on your TV is what makes it possible to record programs on your Digital Media Recorder and pause Live TV.
The Output Jacks are sending the signal from the Digital Media Recorder to the TV so you can see it on the screen. When you’re playing a DVD,
the Digital Media Recorder interprets the information on the disc and sends it to the TV so you can see it. It’s the same idea with programs
you’ve recorded to the hard drive of the Digital Media Recorder — the correct cables must be connected to the Digital Media Recorder’s Output
jacks and the corresponding Input Jacks on the TV so you can see the program on the TV.
Explanation of Jacks (from left to right)
RF ANTENNA IN: Connect an RF Coaxial cable from an off-air antenna, cable box, or cable outlet to this jack. The cable is sending the
programming from the source to the DVD Recorder. Our connections show the cable coming from an RF Splitter (which enables you to watch one
program on TV while you record another to your Digital Media Recorder’s hard drive).
INPUT 1: These jacks receive audio and video from a compatible component, such as a satellite receiver. INPUT 2 jacks are on the front of the
Digital Media Recorder.
S-VIDEO: If your satellite receiver has S-VIDEO, connect the S-Video cable to this jack because it provides better picture quality than
standard composite video.
COMPOSITE VIDEO: Color coded yellow, the video cable you use with this jack provides better quality than an RF Coaxial cable but isn’t as
good as S-Video.
AUDIO L (left): Color coded white, connect corresponding audio cable to a compatible component such as a satellite receiver.
AUDIO R (right): Color coded red, connect corresponding audio cable to a compatible component such as a satellite receiver.
OUTPUTS (VIDEO, COMPOSITE VIDEO, AUDIO L, AUDIO R, COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT Y, Pb, Pr): These jacks send the content (audio and
video) from your Digital Media Recorder (a disc, something you’ve saved on your Recorder’s hard drive, or TV programming) OUT to the TV so
you can see it on the TV screen and hear it through the TV’s speakers. There are three video options: Composite Video, S-Video, and Component
Video (for detailed explanation, go to page 56).
IR CABLE: If you have a cable box connected, connect the IR Cable (provided) to this jack in order for the Digital Media Recorder to control the
cable box for timer recordings and program listings. For instructions, go to page 11.
IR SAT: If you have a satellite receiver connected, connect the IR Cable (provided) to this jack in order for the Digital Media Recorder to control
the cable box for timer recordings and program listings. For instructions, go to page 11.
OPTICAL
COAXIAL
DIGITAL AUDIO
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUTPUT
Y
Pb
Pr
ON
OFF
OUTPUT
INPUT
S-VIDEO
COMPOSITE
VIDEO
AUDIO
RF ANTENNA/CABLE
INPUT
G-LINK
IR SAT
L
R
L
R
PROG.
SCAN
