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16-549.fm Page 9 Tuesday, July 20, 1999 5:04 PM
INSTALLATION
COMMON CONNECTIONS
Refer to the illustrations on Page 10 (Model 62)
or 11 (Model 112/113) for these connections.
Note: Some connections shown in this section
might require additional supplies, available
from your local RadioShack store.
þ
Connect the VCR to your TV for
playback. You can connect (choose
one):
• Your VCR's
OUT TO TV
TV's antenna jack, using a 75-ohm
coaxial cable
Caution: Never connect the VCR's
jack to a terminal that has
OUT TO TV
an antenna already connected. Doing
so can interfere with other receivers.
• Your VCR's
OUT TO TV
TV's separate VHF/UHF antenna
jacks, using a 75-ohm coaxial cable
and a VHF/UHF splitter/combiner
• Your VCR's
AUDIO/VIDEO OUT
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.
À
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
• A cable converter box to the VCR's
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
jack to your
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.
jack to your
Connection Notes:
• You can connect two video sources (three
sources for the Model 62) directly to your
VCR. To do so, you connect one source to
jacks
the
AUDIO IN 1/VIDEO IN 1
back of the VCR using A/V cables and the
other to the
ohm coaxial cable (and, with the Model 62,
another source to the
jacks on the front of the VCR, see "Cam-
corder Connections" on Page 13).
• You can connect additional 75-ohm
coaxial sources to your system using a
high-isolation
between the sources.
IN FROM
• You can connect one 75-ohm coaxial
source to more than one device using a
video splitter.
Because of the complexity of the variations
IN FROM
possible when using additional video accesso-
ries, such as video signal switches, splitters,
and combiners, such configurations are not
shown in this manual.
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.
jack
FROM ANT
jacks on the
jack using a 75-
IN FROM ANT
AV2 AUDIO/VIDEO IN
A/B
switch
IN
to
switch
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