SYSTEM SETUP
11
Connections
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Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to
connect, there are various ways to connect the DVD & Hi-Fi
VCR Home Theater. Use connections described on pages
11-13.
Please refer to the manuals of your TV, VCR, Stereo
System, or other devices for proper connections.
Caution
Make sure the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theater is connect-
ed directly to the TV. Tune the TV to the correct video input
channel.
Do not connect your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theater. via
your VCR. The DVD image could be distorted by the copy
protection system.
Connecting an antenna/CATV cable
11
Disconnect the antenna leads from the rear of the
TV.
2
2
Identify the type of cable from your antenna. If it is
a round cable as illustrated, it is a 75 ohm coaxial
antenna cable. This cable will connect directly to
the jack marked ANTENNA/CABLE IN on your DVD
& Hi-Fi Home Theater System.
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If your antenna lead wire is a flat type antenna cable,
connect it to an Antenna Adapter (300-ohm to 75-ohm)
(not supplied) and slip the Adapter onto the ANTENNA/
CABLE IN jack.
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During DVD or VCR playback, The DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home
Theater is designed so that sound will be heard only from
the unit’s 5 speakers and subwoofer (no sound output is pro-
vided to the TV) if it is connected to the S-VIDEO OUT or
MONITOR OUT on the unit with optional cables.
Without Cable Box
If your cable wire is connected to your TV without a converter
or descrambler box, unscrew the wire from your TV and attach
it to the ANTENNA/CABLE IN jack on the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR
Home Theater. Use the supplied round coaxial cable to con-
nect between the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theater’s ANTEN-
NA/CABLE OUT jack and the 75 ohm antenna input jack on
the TV. With this connection, you can receive all midband,
super band, and hyperband channels.
With Cable Box
If a converter is required in your cable system, follow the
instructions below:
The cable hookup permits both TV and DVD & Hi-Fi VCR
Home Theater operation.
To view or record CATV channel
1
Tune the TV to the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theater
output channel (CH 3 or 4).
2
Set the DVD & Hi-Fi Home Theater System channel selector
to the output channel of the Cable Converter box by using
the CH/TRK (
v
/
V
) of your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theater
System. (Example: CH3)
3
Select the channel to view at the Cable Converter Box.
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With this connection, you CANNOT record one program
while viewing another.
If you are using a cable box to tune channels, it is not nec-
essary to do Auto Channel Programming as indicated on
page 17.
ANTENNA
FM
GND
AM
S-VIDEO OUT
(DVD ONLY)
IN
OUT
ANTENNA/CABLE
SPEAKERS
FRONT
(R 4 )
(R 4 )
REAR
CENTER
( 4 )
REAR
(L 4 )
FRONT
(L 4 )
SUB
WOOFER
( 8 )
Antenna
Antenna
Flat Wire
(300 ohm)
300/75 ohm
Adapter
(Not supplied)
Cable TV
Wall Jack
OR
OR
Rear of DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theater
VIDEO
MONITOR COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
OUT
VIDEO
Y
Pb
Pr
AUDIO
1
L
R
ANTENNA
FM
GND
AM
S-VIDEO OUT
IN
OUT
ANTENNA/CABLE
SPEAKERS
FRONT
(R 4 )
(R 4 )
REAR
CENTER
( 4 )
REAR
(L 4 )
FRONT
(L 4 )
SUB
WOOFER
( 8 )
Cable TV
Wall Jack
Back Panel of
Typical Cable Box
Rear of DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theater
VIDEO
MONITOR COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
OUT
VIDEO
Y
Pb
Pr
AUDIO
1
L
R
(DVD ONLY)
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