Connecting To A Cable Box, Satellite Receiver Or Digital Terrestrial Receiver - Pioneer DVR-920H Operating Instructions Manual

02 Connecting up

Connecting to a cable box, satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver

If you have a cable, satellite or digital terrestrial receiver with a built-in decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV
as shown on this page.
instructions on the next page.
Using the setup on this page you can:
• Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box, satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver.
• Change channels and set timer recordings on the external receiver using the GUIDE Plus+ system (via the G-LINK
cable, and after setting up).
Important
• Do not connect this recorder to your TV 'through' your VCR, satellite receiver or other component. Always connect
each component directly to your TV or AV amplifier/receiver.
SCART AV
CONNECTOR
2
TV
AC IN
Cable/Satellite/
Digital Terrestrial
receiver
1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.
This enables you to watch and record TV channels.
2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the
AV1(RGB)-TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector
on your TV.
This enables you to watch discs.
3 Use another SCART cable to connect the
AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector to a SCART AV
connector on your cable box/satellite/digital
terrestrial receiver.
This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.
Note
1 The diagram shows SCART video connections, but you can alternatively use any of the other audio/video connections.
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If you are using a separate decoder box for your cable/satellite TV, set up following the
ANTENNA
IN
AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV 1 (RGB) - TV
ANTENNA
COMPONENT IN
VIDEO OUT
Y
COAXIAL IN PUT 3
P
B
G-LINK
P IN OUT
R
OPTICAL CONTROL
HDMI OUT R AUDIO L VIDEO S-VIDEO
DIGITAL
OUT PUT
AUDIO OUT
3
4
SCART AV
ANTENNA
CONNECTOR
OUT
ANTENNA
IN
1
4 Plug the supplied G-LINK cable to the G-LINK
jack.
This enables you to control the tuner in the external
receiver through GUIDE Plus+.
Position the IR transmitter end of the G-LINK cable so
that the IR receiver on your cable/satellite/digital
terrestrial receiver will pick up the control signals (see
diagram).
1
1
G-LINK cable
See the manual that came with your cable/satellite/
digital terrestrial receiver if you're not sure where the IR
receiver is on the front panel. Alternatively, experiment
Satellite dish/
antenna/cable TV
with the remote control, operating it from very close
wall outlet
range until you find the place where the receiver
responds.
Tip
• This recorder has a 'through' function which allows
you to record a TV program from the built-in TV tuner
in this recorder while watching a video playing on
your VCR. (To use this feature when the recorder is in
standby, Power Save must be set to Off—see Power
Save on page 108).
AV 1 (RGB) - TV
ANTENNA
COMPONENT IN
VIDEO OUT
Y
IN PUT 3
P
B
G-LINK
P IN OUT
R
R L CONTROL
AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO
OUT PUT