Connection: Dvd Recorder + Tv + Cable Box - RCA DRC8005N User Manual

Chapter 1: Connections and Setup
The back of your TV
and/or Cable Box might
look different than the
ones pictured here.
DVD Recorder
Cable Box
From Cable Line or
Off-air antenna
1a
1a
Notes about cable boxes:
If you have questions about using a cable box with the DVD Recorder, consult your cable company. RCA can only provide general instructions because cable service
and cable boxes differ in various areas.This connection only shows a basic RF Coaxial Cable connection, your cable box may have Audio Video or S-Video jacks.
You must view premium cable channels through the DVD Recorder if you use this connection because the only channels being sent to the TV via the 2 Way Splitter are
standard cable channels.
If you have a digital cable box, you can't split the cable signal as shown without purchasing special equipment—the 2 Way Splitter packed with the DVD Recorder is
only for regular, analog cable boxes.
If you connect your components as described, you must access different Video Input Channels on your TV to see programming. If you don't know
how to access Video Input Channels on your TV, go to page 16 for help. A general explanation, based on the connection shown above, follows:
To watch one program while you record another:
To play a disc
If you need help finding your TV's various Video Input Channels, go to page 16..
* The remote control packed with your DVD Recorder is capable of being programmed to operate many brands and models of TVs. For instructions, go to page 19. If the remote
operates your TV, press TV and INPUT to access the Video Input Channel.
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CABLE IN CABLE OU T
1b 1b
CABLE/ANTENNA
1d 1d
TV
Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only.
INPUT
OUTPUT
VIDEO VIDEO
S-VIDEO IN
L
L
RF ANTENNA/CABLE AUDIO
AUDIO
INPUT
S-VIDEO OUT
R R
2c 2c
2b
2b
1c 1c
S-VIDEO VIDEO L
INPUT1
S-VIDEO
INPUT2
Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel.
Tune the DVD Recorder to the cable box channel (usually channel 2,
3, or 4).
Use the channel buttons on the cable box to tune to the channel you
Press the RECORD button on the DVD Recorder.
want to record.
Use the buttons on the TV (or the TV's remote control*) to tune the TV
to the channel you want to watch.
Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel.
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUTPUT
DIGITAL
Y
AUDIO OUT
Pb
COAXIAL
Pr
PROG.
SCAN
OPTICAL ON
OFF
2a 2a
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