Choosing The Best Setup - Pace RNG110 Installation Manual

CONNECTING THE EQUIPMENT (cont.)

Choosing the best setup

In order for you to view programs broadcast in high-definition, the set-top must be connected to a suitable
HDTV or computer monitor. The set-top is also compatible with standard-definition TVs and VCRs.
On the following pages are diagrams that show you how to connect typical equipment (HDTV, VCR/DVD
recorder, and home theater receiver) to the set-top. The connected items are shown individually and then in
combination (see the tables below). Some of the connections may change when extra equipment is added. For
example, when a you add a home theater receiver, some cables that previously went to the TV can, instead, go
to the home theater receiver.
These setups make efficient use of the connectors on the set-top. However, depending on the other equipment
and the connectors on it, you may choose to connect things differently.
These setups allow stereo recording and play-back of video tapes. You hear stereo sound from the home
theater's loudspeakers.
You can take advantage of the digital audio output from the set-top by connecting a suitable cable between the
home theater receiver and the OPTICAL AUDIO OUT connector (as shown in the diagrams).
Setups using a high-definition television:
HDTV only
(using HDMI or separate video and audio connections)
HDTV with optional home theater
(using a single video and audio connection)
HDTV and home theater
(using component video and digital audio connections)
Setups using a standard-definition television:
SDTV only
(using composite video and audio connections)
SDTV and VCR/DVD recorder
(using composite video and audio connections)
SDTV, VCR/DVD recorder, and home theater
(using composite video and audio connections)
How you set up the equipment may depend on the home theater receiver. For example, the optical and
digital audio inputs may be associated with particular video inputs. Please see the home theater user
information for further details.
Setup A Page 10
Setup B Page 11
Setup C Page 12
Setup D Page 13
Setup E Page 14
Setup F Page 15
NOTES
RNG110 INSTALLER'S MANUAL (501-3438010)
WARNINGS
Do not connect the set-top (or
any other equipment such as a TV
or VCR) to the power supply until
you have properly connected all the
other cables.
Disconnect the set-top's power
supply unit from the AC power
supply before you disconnect any
other equipment from its rear panel.
The only way to disconnect the
set-top from the AC power supply
is to remove the power supply unit
from the wall AC outlet (or switch
the wall AC outlet switch, if present,
to its OFF position). The set-top
must therefore be installed near to
the wall AC outlet, which should be
easily accessible.
The cable input is designed for
connection to a cable network only.
You must not connect any other
equipment, such as a VCR, to this
input.
NOTE
Copy protection via an HDMI
secure link
The HDMI link between the set-
top and the HDTV should be a
secure link. When the set-top is
attached via an HDMI cable to an
HDCP-compliant (High-bandwidth
Digital Content Protection) HDTV,
the HDTV and set-top negotiate a
secure link, which allows the set-
top to transmit full resolution video
(picture) to the HDTV.
Not all HDTVs support HDCP. If
the set-top is connected to an
HDTV that does not support it, the
following may be displayed:
Your HDTV does not support HDCP.
Please use the YPbPr component
connection to watch TV.
The HDMI output is then disabled,
so no picture is transmitted from
this connector. In that case, use
the component video connectors to
connect up.
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