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Chapter
2. TV Connections
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VCR to a Cable Box (Audio & Video)
Required: Two-way RF splitter, 4 coaxial cables, right and
left audio cables, S-Video or composite video cable, plus
component
or S-Video cables and audio cables required
to connect the TV to the cable box.
1.
Connect the incoming cable to iN on the RF splitter.
2.
Connect one coaxial cable from OUT on the RF split-
ter to CABLE
iN on the cable box.
3.
Connect one coaxial cable from OUT on the RF split-
ter to ANT
l/MAIN
on the TV back panel.
4.
Connect one coaxial cable from OUT on the cable
box to ANTENNA
iN on the VCR back panel.
5.
Connect the cable box outputs to the TV as shown in
either figure 4 or figure 5, earlier in this chapter.
This
connection
allows the TV to receive the best available
signal directly from the cable box.
Figure 4: Component
video output to the TV's
COMPONENT
Y Pb Pr jacks; analog stereo
audio to the associated AUDIO
jacks.
Figure 5: S-Video output to the TV's
INPUT/S=VlDEO
jack; analog stereo audio to
the associated AUDIO
jacks.
6.
To use the TV speakers with the VCR, connect left
(white) and right (red) audio cables from AUDIO
7.
OUT on the VCR back panel to INPUT/AUDIO
LEFT and AUDIO
RIGHT
on the TV back panel.
If your VCR is mono (non-stereo), connect only the
white (left) cable.
Connect either an S-Video or composite video
cable from VIDEO
OUT on the VCR back panel to
INPUT/VIDEO
or INPUT/S-VIDEO
on the TV
back panel.
Connect only one type of video cable. S-
Video is recommended,
if available.
Optional
8.
To allow recording from the TV to the VCR:
a.
Connect left (white) and right (red) audio cables
from AUDIO
iN on the VCR back panel to
MONITOR
OUT/LEFT
and RIGHT
on the TV
back panel.
b.
Connect a video cable from VIDEO
iN on the
VCR back panel to MONITOR
OUT/VIDEO
on
the TV back panel.
Note:
When using this connection configuration
with the
connections
used in step 5, it is possible to view
live cable programs through the VCR Device. For
best picture quality always view live cable pro-
grams directly from the cable box device.
5.
Aodioo°dVidoo
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• to TV
Incoming
Cable
1.
3.
RF
Splitter
Attach
only one type
6.
of video cable.
7.
S-Video
Cable
7.
m
TV Back
Panel
Figure 10. Connecting
a VCR to a cable box
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