OUT
IN
ARCHOS
DVR Station
RF input (antenna)
RF output (to TV)
Antenna
Cable
Satellite
Tuner
(Cable box, DTV receiver, set-top box, Satellite receiver)
TV Scart
VCR Scart
Standard Set up with External Tuner
Input Cable
Television
UK
EU
Output Cable
This setup schematic uses the standard cables supplied with the European version
of the DVR Station.
Watching Regular TV
To just watch television, (whether your ARCHOS is plugged into the DVR Station
or not), you will select input AV1 on your television (the scart you have connected
your tuner to) and you will change the station you are viewing by using your Tuner’s
(Cablebox, Satellite Dish, ect.) remote control. There should be no difference from
how you watched TV before and after you installed the DVR Station.
Playing your ARCHOS to the TV
If you want your ARCHOS to play out to your TV, press the TV button of your
ARCHOS remote control. Normally, the TV will be notified by the DVR Station that
it is sending a video signal to the TV and the TV will switch from the AV1 input
(your tuner) to the correct input AV2 (your ARCHOS) and display your ARCHOS
on the TV. If it does not switch automatically to your ARCHOS, then you must
command your television to display from the input that the DVR Station is connected
to. Usually there is a button on the TV’s remote control labeled input that will allow
you to change which input is being shown on the television. (in this example, you
would switch to input AV 2). If you do not see the image of the ARCHOS on the
TV when you press the ARCHOS remote control’s TV button (the ARCHOS screen
will go to black at this time), check that your video output settings are correct for
your region. (Your ARCHOS must be inserted into the DVR Station for the TV out
settings to be available.)
Tools > Settings > TV out > TV Connection : RGB
Tools > Settings > TV out > TV Standard : PAL (EUROPE)
Recording TV on the ARCHOS
To record TV manually, use your tuner’s remote control to choose the station to
record. On the ARCHOS, Choose the bottom icon DVR Station and then select
Video Recorder. You will see the image of your television on the screen with the
ARCHOS on-screen information (volume, record gain, file name, etc.). On the
ARCHOS remote control, press the Menu button (top right button) and select Start
Recording. When you are finished recording, use the menu button again and
select Stop Recording. You can also set the ARCHOS to stop recording after a
specified amount of time by choosing Menu > Settings > Auto Stop Rec. Once
this is set to a given number of hours and minutes, the recording will stop after
that time.
DVR Station Connection with cable box and television having two scarts each
Tuner
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Xtech Cable
General Connection Illustration
