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Step 3: Hookups (continued)
Audio/video (A/V) hookup
Page 8
If your TV has audio/video (A/V) input jacks, you will get a better picture
and sound if you hook up your VCR using these connections In addition,
for a true "home theater" expenence, you should connect the audio outputs
of your VCR or TV to your stereo system If sour TV doesn't have A/V
imputs, see the following pages for antenna or cable hookups.
If you're not planning to use your VCR to record programs, you're fimshed
setting up the VCR after you've made the connections shown on this page.
If you want to record off-air or off your cable TV system, complete these
connections first, and then go to the following pages for antenna or cable
hookups
EX Use this hookup if your TV has stereo jacks
VCR
Stereo receiver
Audio/video cable (supplied)
E} Use this hookup if your TV doesn't have stereo jacks
VCR
Stereo receiver
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Video cable (not supplied)
Audio cable (not supplied)
Note
To play a tape in stereo, you must use the A/V connection.
Note to CATV system installer (in USA)
This reminder 1s provided to call the CATV system mstaller's attenhon to Article §20-
40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, :n particular,
specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the
building, as close to the pomt of cable entry as practical
8| Getting Started
Step 3: Hookups (continued)
1
Set the RF UNIT switch to
CH 3 or CH 4, whichever
channel is not used in your
area. If both are used, set the
switch to either channel
For details, see page 40 If
you made A/V connections
(page 8), you can skip this
step.
2 Press EASY SET UP on the
VCR.
@ The LANGUAGE menu appears. Change the
on-screen display language to Spanish
(ESPANOL) or French (FRANCAIS) of desired,
and press EXECUTE For details, see page 17.
J
@ The CLOCK SET menu appears Set the clock
and press EXECUTE For details, see page 18.
© The TUNER PRESET
menu appears Set
ANTENNA/CABLE to ANT and press
EXECUTE. For details, see page 19
@ The AUTO PRESET starts
Normal display
10| Getting Sterted
Hookup 1
Pages 9 and 10
Antenna hookup
Make the following connections 1f you're using an antenna (if you don't
have cable TV)
2
Use this hookup if you're using:
2
¢ VHF/UHF antenna (you get channels 2-13 and channels 14 and lugher)
a
© UHF-only antenna (you get channels 14 and higher)
:
¢ Separate VHF and UHF antennas.
2
a
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
gunetetnene —~fe] A
Match the type of
connector
on your
ver
VHF
TV: A, B, or €
EE] Use this hookup if you're using a VHF-only antenna (you get
channels 2-13 only)
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
Match the type of
precewnneee <={6} A
connector on your
Tv: A, B, or
For connector types
B and C, no UHF
connection is
required,
VCR
If you cannot connect your antenna cable to the VCR directly
If your antenna cable is a flat cable (300-ohm twin lead cable), attach an external
antenna connector (not supplied) so you can connect the cable to the VHF/LHF IN
connector If you have separate cables for VHF and UHF antennas, you should use a
U/V' band muxer (not supphed) For details, 3ee-page 41
Getting Started | 9
Hookup
2
Pages 11 and 12
Cable box with many scrambled channels
Recommended use
Use this hookup 2f your cable system scrambles all or most channels
What you can do with this hookup
* Record any channel by selecting the channel on the cable box
What you can't do
* Record one channel while watching another channel
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2
Qo
Cable box
Rear of Tv
VHF/UHF
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Match the type
:
of connector on
te
your TV: A, 8, or
A
VHF
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:
For connector
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types B and CG, no
:
URF
UH connection
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VHF
Is required.
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:
UHF
continued
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