RCA DRD223RD User Manual page 73

Tips & Troubleshooting
How Signal Flow Works
If you use coaxial cables
without audio/video
cables, view the satellitte
or off-air antenna signal by
tuning the:
TV to channel 3
VCR to channel 3
Coaxial cables
How the Satellite Signals get to Your TV
In the example above:
1. Program providers send signals to your antenna dish.
2. The antenna dish sends the signal to the receiver's SATELLITE IN jack.
3. The signal continues through the coaxial cable to the VCR and then to the TV. (The VCR may seem like an
unnecessary link in the chain, but this setup lets you record programming and off-air antenna/cable
programming.)
If you use audio/video cables, the satellite signal also flows through the audio/video cables to the TV's line inputs (left,
right, and video or S-video).
How Off-Air Antenna/Cable Signals get to Your TV
In the example above:
1. Off-air/cable broadcasters send signals to your off-air antenna or through cable to your home.
2. The signal continues through the coaxial cable to the VCR and then to the TV. (The VCR may seem like an
unnecessary link in the chain, but this setup lets you record programming and off-air antenna/cable programming.)
Satellite Signal
From dish antenna
IN
OUT
TO FROM
SATELLITE IN
ANT
TV
ANT IN
OUT TO TV
Audio In
ANT IN
Left
TV Signal
From antenna or cable
Satellite Receiver
Audio Out
Video Out
Right
Video S-Video
Left
VCR
CH 3
CH 4
TV
Video In
Right
Video S-Video
If you use coaxial cables eith
audio/video cables, view the
satellite or off-air antenna signal
by tuning the TV to its Line Input
Channel.
Audio/video cables
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