6
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-Defi nition Multimedia
Interface (HDMI) connector. The HDMI connector
provides both a digital video and audio connection. See
the connection diagram on page 12 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-defi 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 14 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 13 for an example.
D
V
I
HDMI
PrPbY
RG
B
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 16 for an
example.
VC
R
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
