1 Cable In
Connect the coaxial cable that delivers the signal from your cable
service provider
2 Cable Out
Connect a coaxial cable to send analog audio and video signals to a TV
or VCR. These signals are standard-definition TV (SDTV) video and
stereo audio
3 PrPbY/V
Connect the 8300HDC (in
HD mode
) to the component video input
(YPrPb) on the HDTV. When the 8300HDC is configured for
SD mode
,
the Y/V portion of the component video output connects to the
composite video input of an SDTV. See
Connections for an HDTV and
VCR
on page 6 or
Connections for a Standard-Definition TV and
VCR
on page 7 for complete details
4 Digital Audio
Connect an RCA cable to send a digital audio signal to a surround-
Out
sound receiver
or other digital audio device
5 Out 2 (Secondary
Connect to either a VCR for archiving saved content from the 8300HD or
Video and Audio
connect to another set of inputs (composite) on your HDTV
Out)
6 Audio Out
Connect RCA cables to send analog audio signals (lef t and right) to the
(LEFT and RIGHT)
stereo outputs of an HDTV
7 Optical Audio
Connect an optical cable to send a digit al audio signal to a surround-
Output
sound receiver or other digital audio device
8 S-Video Out
Connect an S-Video cable to send an S-Video signal to your TV or VCR.
This signal is standard definition but higher quality than other SDTV
connections
9 IR
(This connector reserved for future use)
10 HDMI
Connect the HDTV HDMI™ connector to the HDMI port. HDMI supports
both digital audio and video. May be used to connect to a DVI interface
using an adaptor for video and sep arate audio connections. You can use
any of the following audio connections: Digital Audio Out (4), Audio Out
[LEFT and RIGHT] (6), or Optical Audio Out (7)
11 CableCARD
TM
Slot for CableCARD multi-stream card for decrypting subscription digit al
channels. Obtain the multi-stream card from your cable service provider .
12 SATA
Connect to an external Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive for expanded
recording capacity. Check with your cable service provider for a list of
approved hard drive models for use with the 8300HDC
13 1394 Outputs
Connect to display devices equipped with 1394 input s. These
connectors might not be available on all 8300HDC models. When you
connect the DVR-DVD to your TV using 1394, you must make additional
video and audio connections to your TV to receive analog signals
14 AC Outlet
Connect the AC power cord from another device, such as a TV
15 AC Power Input
Connect the power cord to deliver power to the 8300HDC
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