Connecting To A Cable Box, Satellite Receiver Or Digital Terrestrial Receiver - Pioneer DVR-550H-K Operating Instructions Manual

Connections
02
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.
separate decoder box for your cable/satellite
TV, set up following the 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.
• When using the GUIDE Plus+ system to
make a timer recording from an external
receiver, make sure that the external
receiver is switched on.
Note
1 The diagram shows SCART video connections, but you can alternatively use any of the other audio/video
18
connections.
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1
If you are using a
To antenna input
From antenna output
Cable/Satellite/
Digital Terrestrial
1
receiver
ANTENNA
AV2 (INPUT 1/
IN (RF IN)
AUDIO VIDEO
R L
ANTENNA
INPUT 3
IN
S-VIDEO
AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)
G-LINK IN
OUT
CONTROL
Y P B P R
AV 1 (RGB) – TV
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUTPUT
ANTENNA
AV1 (RGB) - TV
OUT
1
To antenna input
TV
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.
4 Plug the supplied G-LINK™ cable to
the G-LINK™ jack.
This enables you to control the tuner in the
external receiver using the GUIDE Plus+™
system.
1
Satellite dish/
antenna/cable TV
wall outlet
From SCART AV
connector
3
4
DECODER)
DIGITAL
AUDIO OUT
AC IN
HDMI OUT COAXIAL
2
To SCART AV
connector