Installation; Basic Connections - Radio Shack Optimus 64 Owner's Manual

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INSTALLATION

BASIC CONNECTIONS

Refer to the illustrations on Page 10 for these
connections.
Note: Some connections shown in this section
might require additional supplies, available
from your local RadioShack store.
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Connect the VCR to your TV for
playback. You can connect (choose
one):
• Your VCR's
OUT TO TV
TV's antenna jack, using a 75-ohm
coaxial cable
Caution: Never connect the VCR's
jack to a terminal that has
OUT TO TV
an antenna already connected. Doing
so can interfere with other receivers.
• Your VCR's
OUT TO TV
TV's separate VHF/UHF antenna
jacks, using a 75-ohm coaxial cable
and a VHF/UHF splitter/combiner
• Your VCR's
jacks to your TV's audio/video jacks,
using a stereo audio/video cable
Note: For the best quality recordings,
use high-quality A/V cables to make
these connections.
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Connect a signal source to the VCR
for recording. You can connect
(choose one):
• An outside antenna, using a 75-ohm
coaxial cable, to the VCR's
jack
ANT.
• An outside antenna, using 300-ohm
lead-in wire and a 300-to-75 ohm
transformer, to the VCR's
jack
ANT.
• Your CATV (cable) source, using the
75-ohm coaxial cable directly from
the cable company, to the VCR's
jack
FROM ANT.
jack to your
jack to your
R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT
IN FROM
IN FROM
IN
Caution: Some state laws restrict
direct connections to cable wires
(connections that do not go through a
cable box). Check the laws in your
area before you make connections.
• A cable converter box to the VCR's
jack
FROM ANT.
Note: There are many cable TV sys-
tems in use. If you subscribe to cable
TV service and cannot record cable TV
programs, contact your local cable TV
service provider. Most cable TV service
providers offer connection help.
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You can also connect an optional
video source, such as a camcorder,
another VCR, or a direct-to-home
satellite system to your VCR using
A/V cables. Simply connect it as
shown.
Connection Notes:
• You can connect three sources directly to
your VCR. To do so, you connect one source
to the
R-AUDIO-L IN 1/VIDEO IN 1
the back of the VCR using A/V cables,
another source to the
using a 75-ohm coaxial cable, and another
source to the
AV2 VIDEO IN/L-AUDIO IN-R
jacks on the front of the VCR (see "Cam-
corder Connections" on Page 12). If the
source's audio is monaural, connect its audio
output to the left audio input jack only.
• You can connect additional 75-ohm
coaxial sources to your system using a
high-isolation A/B
between the sources.
• You can connect one 75-ohm coaxial
source to more than one device using a
video splitter.
Because of the complexity of the variations
possible when using additional video accesso-
ries, such as video signal switches, splitters,
and combiners, we do not attempt to show
such configurations in this manual.
IN
jacks on
jack
IN FROM ANT.
switch to switch
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