Sony RDR-GX300 Operating Instructions (RDR-GX300 DVD Recorder) Operating Instructions Manual page 13

A: Cable box or satellite receiver with a video/audio output
With this hookup, you can record any channel on the cable box or satellite receiver. Be sure that the
satellite receiver or cable box is turned on.
To watch cable or satellite programs, you need to match the channel on the recorder (L1 or L3) to the
input jack connected to the cable box or satellite receiver (LINE IN 1 or 3).
SET TOP BOX
CONTROL
to SET TOP BOX
CONTROL
: Signal flow
z Hints
• If your cable box or satellite receiver has an S-video jack, you can use an S-video cord (not supplied) instead of the
audio/video cord.
• If you connect an S-video cord to the LINE IN 1 jack, set "Line1 Input" in Video Setup to "S VIDEO" (page 75). If
you connect an S-video cord to the LINE IN 3 jack, set "Line3 Input" in Video Setup to "S VIDEO" (page 74).
Place the set top box controller
near the remote sensor on the
cable box/satellite receiver.
Set top box
controller
(page 12)
AUDIO VIDEO
OUT OUT
R L
Audio/video
cord (supplied)
LINE IN
R AUDIO L VIDEO
1
3
to LINE IN
1 or 3
VHF/UHF
IN
SET TOP BOX LINE IN DIGITAL OUT
CONTROL
S VIDEO
R AUDIO L VIDEO
COAXIAL
1
OUT
PCM/DTS/
DOLBY DIGITAL
OPTICAL
3
Cable box/
satellite receiver
S VIDEO
ANT IN
TO TV
to antenna input
S-video cord (not
supplied)
S VIDEO
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
LINE OUT
Y
S VIDEO
R AUDIO L VIDEO
1
P
B
2
P
R
DVD recorder
Wall
Antenna cable
(supplied)
TV
~
AC IN
,continued
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