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TDC777D INSTALLER’S MANUAL (502-3432110)
CONNECTING THE EQUIPMENT
Getting the cables ready
Below is a list of cables (and their connectors) that are shown in the diagrams on pages 10 through 18, along
with a key to how they are depicted in the diagrams. (Options are shown as dashed lines.)
Cable type
Connector type
Cable numbers
Drawn as
75
Ω
coaxial (RF cable)
male F-type
Standard HDMI
HDMI 19-pin type A
1
HDMI (to DVI)
HDMI 19-pin type A/DVI
2
Component video 75
Ω
coaxial
male RCA connector
9, 12
Video 75
Ω
coaxial
male RCA connector
13
S-video
4-way male mini-DIN
4, 5
Stereo audio coaxial
male RCA connector
3, 6, 7, 10
Digital audio 75
Ω
coaxial*
male RCA connector
8
Digital audio optical
optical S/PDIF
11
IR receive
male 3.5 mm connector
* Any cable connected to DIGITAL AUDIO OUT must be 75
Ω
coaxial, not regular audio cable.
Connecting a remote “eye” (IR receiver)
You may need to install the set-top in an equipment closet with closed non-transparent doors or some other
location where the remote-control sensor (IR-receive window) on the set-top’s front panel is blocked from view
(for example, if the TV is wall-mounted). In that case, you need to connect a remote “eye” (IR receiver) to the
set-top’s rear panel. The IR signals from the remote control can be received by the remote eye and they then
reach the set-top through the remote eye’s cable. The remote eye is not supplied with the set-top.
1. Select a location for the remote eye. This will typically be on the top or side of the TV, but could be in a
different, but convenient, location. Make sure that it is in a position where there is a clear path between
the remote control and the remote eye.
2. Make sure that you can conveniently route the cable. The cable on the remote eye is approximately
10 feet long, so make sure that the location you have chosen is within 10 feet of the IR RECEIVE
connector on the set-top’s rear panel.
3. Make sure the area where you will attach it is clean and dry.
4. A small adhesive patch is supplied with the remote eye. Remove the paper from one side of the patch and
stick the patch to the back (larger, flat side) of the remote eye.
5. Remove the paper from the other side of the adhesive patch and stick the remote eye at the position you
want. Make sure that the window at the curved end of the remote eye points towards the position from
which the remote control will be operated.
6. Insert the 3.5 mm connector plug on the other end of the remote eye’s cable into the socket labeled “IR
RECEIVE” on the rear panel of the set-top.
500mA MAX.
3.5 mm connector plug
remote
eye
front of
HDTV
adhesive patch
