Connecting A Cable Tv Box/Satellite Receiver; Connecting An Amplifier Or System Component - Panasonic DMR-E30 Operating Instructions Manual

Home Theater
≥The equipment connections described are examples.
≥Peripheral equipment and optional cables sold separately unless otherwise indicated.
≥Before connection, turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions.
≥The signal from the cable TV box or satellite receiver passes through this unit to the television even when this unit is turned off.

Connecting a cable TV box/satellite receiver

You need to subscribe to a cable TV or satellite TV service, to enjoy viewing their programming.
≥Consult your service provider regarding appropriate cable box or satellite receiver.
≥Select the applicable input on your television to view the output from your cable box or satellite receiver, Channel 3 or 4 if connected
via antenna (RF), or the applicable video input on the television is connected using the audio and video connections.
One cable TV box/satellite receiver
AUDIO VIDEO
IN IN
R L
red white yellow
Audio/Video cable (included)
75 ≠ coaxial cable
(included)
red white yellow
Y
R - AUDIO - L VIDEO S-VIDEO
P
B
P
R
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
R - AUDIO - L VIDEO S-VIDEO
(480P/480I)
75 ≠ coaxial cable
RF OUT RF IN
OUT IN
VHF/UHF
or
Cable TV box DSS receiver
To household
To household
home satellite system
cable TV jack
(Dishnetwork/DSS) jack
[Note]
When a home satellite system (Dishnetwork/DSS) is connected,
auto tuning and auto clock setting may not operate properly. Set the
clock manually ( page 54).
You cannot
≥view channels other than the one selected when recording.
≥do a timer recording unless the channel is first selected on the
cable TV box or DSS receiver.
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Two cable TV boxes
≥You can record and view both scrambled and unscrambled chan-
nels if connections are made as shown in the diagram below.
VHF/UHF
RF IN
AUDIO
IN
R L
red white yellow
Audio/Video cable
(included)
Connect with 75 ≠
coaxial cable
red white yellow
RF IN
Y
RF OUT
R - AUDIO - L VIDEO S-VIDEO
P
B
VHF/UHF
P
R
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
R - AUDIO - L VIDEO S-VIDEO
(480P/480I)
Cable TV
box
IN OUT IN OUT
OUT1 OUT2
To household
cable TV jack
You cannot
≥view channels other than the one selected when recording.
≥do a timer recording unless the channel is first selected on the
cable TV box.

Connecting an amplifier or system component

This model can play Dolby Digital, but only in two channels. This model does not have a DTS decoder. You must connect a unit with a
Dolby Digital or DTS decoder to enjoy surround sound.
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A
Digital connection
To enjoy multi-channel surround
sound
Connect an amplifier with a built-in
decoder or a decoder-amplifier combina-
tion.
≥Change the settings in "Digital Audio
Output" ( page 51).
[Note]
VIDEO
You cannot use DTS Digital Surround
VHF/UHF
IN
decoders not suited to DVD.
RF IN
Speakers (Example)
Connect three or more speakers
for surround sound.
Optical digital audio cable
Do not bend sharply when
connecting.
RF IN
RF OUT
VHF/UHF
Switch
IN2
box AC IN ~
IN1
Recording to digital recording equipment or cassette tapes
Digital recording
You can record the digital signal directly to digital recording equipment
Cable TV
Connection [A] above).
(
box
[Note]
≥With DVD, the following conditions must be met: a the disc doesn't
IN
2-way
have protection preventing digital recording, and b the recording
splitter
equipment can handle signals with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz.
≥You cannot record DTS signals.
When recording DVDs, make the following settings.
V.S.S.: OFF ( page 43)
PCM Down Conversion: On ( page 51)
Dolby Digital: PCM ( page 51)
DTS: Off ( page 51)
B
Analog connection
To enjoy stereo or Dolby Pro Logic To enjoy stereo or Dolby Pro Logic
Connect an analog amplifier or system com-
Connect a digital amplifier or system
ponent.
component.
≥Change the settings in "Digital Audio
Amplifier or system
Output" ( page 51).
component
Amplifier
OPTICAL IN Insert fully, with this
side facing up.
OPTICAL
Y
(L1)
R - AUDIO - L VIDEO S-VIDEO R - AUDIO - L VIDEO S-VIDEO
P B
OPTICAL
P
R
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
(PCM/BIT STREAM) R - AUDIO - L VIDEO S-VIDEO R - AUDIO - L VIDEO S-VIDEO
(L3) (480P/480I)
Analog recording
You can record to a cassette deck or other recording equipment
Connection [B] above).
(
There are no limitations on recording analog signals as there are with
digital signals.
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AUX IN
R L
Audio cable
R - AUDIO - L
RF IN
RF OUT
VHF/UHF
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