Connecting A Cable Converter Box And A Vcr; Connecting A Satellite Receiver And A Vcr - Toshiba 27A50 Owner's Manual

Connecting Your TV (continued)

Connecting a cable converter box and a VCR

This connection allows you to watch and record basic and premium cable channels, as well as watch video tapes. Tune the TV
and VCR channels to 3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant in your area), then use the converter box to change channels.
From Cable
Caution:
If you have a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to VCR Audio OUT
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using only one audio cable.
If you have a S-VHS VCR, use the S-video connections and
remove the video cable. Do not connect the video cable and
the S-video cable to VIDEO 1 simultaneously.
When you use a converter box with your TV, there may be
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features that you cannot program using the remote control,
such as blocking channels, and programming your favorite
channels.

Connecting a satellite receiver and a VCR

This connection allows you to watch satellite, video and TV programs.
You can record one TV channel while watching another channel.
From Satellite dish
Satellite Receiver
VIDEO AUDIO
S-VIDEO
OUT L R
OUT
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Stereo VCR
S-VIDEO
IN OUT
Cable converter box
Satellite IN
TV
IN OUT
ANT
COLOR
STREAM VIDEO
VIDEO VIDEO
INPUT
Y
L/ L/
L
MONO MONO
S-VIDEO
AUDIO AUDIO C AUDIO
B
R R R
C
R
VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2
Stereo
VCR
S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO
L R
OUT
IN
From antenna
VIDEO AUDIO
L R
IN
IN from ANT OUT to TV
OUT
TV
VIDEO
L/
MONO
OR
S-VIDEO
AUDIO
Caution:
You can use a video cable instead of the S-video
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cable, but the picture quality will decrease.
Do not connect the video cable and the S-video
cable to VIDEO 1 simultaneously.
Notes:
To watch from the Satellite Receiver, the TV must
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select VIDEO 1.
To watch from the VCR, the TV must select
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VIDEO 2.
IN from ANT OUT to TV
CH3
CH4
CH3
CH4
IN OUT
ANT
COLOR
VIDEO
VIDEO STREAM
INPUT
Y
L/
L
MONO
AUDIO C AUDIO
B
R R R
C
R
VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2