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Connections for an HDTV and VCR
To use the set-top with an HDTV, you must make
one
of the following connections to view the HD
content. In addition, you can make connections to a digital or analog VCR to record to a VCR tape.
Refer to your TV and VCR user’s guides and the cabling diagrams in this guide for more detailed
connection information.
Note
: The labeling on your set-top may vary slightly.
Some HDTVs have a High-De
Þ
nition Multimedia
Interface (HDMI) connector. The HDMI connector
provides both a digital video and audio connection. See
the connection diagram on page
8
for an example.
Some HDTVs have only RGB connectors. If you have
one of these HDTVs, you need an RGB adapter, and
you will need to connect a separate audio connection.
Check with your service provider for information about
acquiring an RGB adapter, or you can purchase the
adapter at your local electronics supplier.
Set-top
Connections
HDTV
Connections
The PrPbY connectors can provide high-de
Þ
nition
component video signals to an HDTV.
Note
: Use the HD Setup Wizard on the set-top to set
the HD mode and select the output video format that will
matches the full capabilities of your HDTV.
See the connection diagram on page 1
0
for an example.
The HDMI connector can provide the connection to an
HDTV with a DVI input. If your HDTV has a Digital Visual
Interface (DVI) connector, you will need an HDMI-to-DVI
adapter, and you will need to connect a separate audio
connection.
See the connection diagram on page
9
for an example.
DVI
HDMI
PrPbY
RGB
Set-top
Connections
VCR
Connections
For VCRs with Video and Left and Right audio
connectors, you can use the Out 2 connectors
(Video, Left, and Right) on the set-top.
See the connection diagram on page 1
2
for an
example.
VCR
For VCRs with S-Video and Left and Right audio
connectors, you can use the S-Video Out and the
Out 2 Left and Right connectors on the set-top.
Adapter Needed
Required Connections to an HDTV (use one)
Optional Connections to a VCR (use one)
RGB Adapter
Needed
1394
Some HDTVs have 1394 connectors. If you connect to
your HDTV using a 1394 connection, you also need to
connect separate video and audio connections to your
HDTV.
See the connection diagram on page 17 for an example.
For
Digital VCRs
, you can use the 1394 out connector
on the set-top.
L
R
OUT 1
Y
Pr
Pb
Pr
Pb
Y
L
R
DVI
B
R
G
V
H
1394
1394
VIDEO
OUT 2
L
A
U
D
I
O
R
VIDEO
IN
L
R
AUDIO
IN
S-VIDEO
IN
S-VIDEO
OUT
L
R
OUT 2
L
R
OUT 1
L
R
Y
Pr
Pb
L
R
OUT 1
L
R
Y
Pr
Pb
L
R
OUT 1
Pr
Pb
Y
L
R
L
R
1394
1394
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