Installation; Common Connections - Optimus 114 Owner's Manual

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INSTALLATION

COMMON CONNECTIONS

Refer to the illustrations on Page 10 (Model 63)
or 11 (Model 114) 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 play-
back. You can connect (choose one):
• Your VCR's
VHF/UHF OUT TO TV
to your TV's antenna jack, using a
75-ohm coaxial cable
Caution: Never connect the VCR's
VHF/UHF OUT TO TV
nal that has an antenna already con-
nected. Doing so can interfere with
other receivers.
• Your VCR's
VHF/UHF OUT TO TV
to your TV's separate VHF/UHF
antenna jacks, using a 75-ohm coax-
ial 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
jack to a termi-
jack
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 DSS system to
your VCR using A/V cables. Simply
connect it as shown.
Connection Notes:
• You can connect three video sources
directly to your VCR. To do so, you connect
one source to the
AUDIO IN 1/VIDEO IN 1
(Model 114) or
R-AUDIO-L IN 1/VIDEO IN 1
(Model 63) jacks on the back of the VCR
using A/V cables, another source to the
jack using a 75-ohm coaxial
FROM ANT.
cable, and another source to the
(Model 114) or
IN/AUDIO IN
(Model 63) jacks on the front of
AUDIO IN-R
the VCR (see "Camcorder Connections" on
Page 13).
• 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, such configurations are not
shown in this manual.
IN
IN
AV2 VIDEO
AV2 VIDEO IN/L-
switch to switch
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