Connecting To A Cable Box Or Satellite Receiver - Pioneer DVR-5100H Operating Instructions Manual

02 Connecting up

Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver

If you have a cable or satellite receiver with a built-in decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this
page. If you are using a separate decoder box for your cable/satellite TV, set up following the instructions on the next
page.
Using the setup on this page you can:
• Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box/satellite tuner.
Important
• Do not connect this recorder 'through' your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box. Always connect each component
directly to your TV or AV receiver.
ANTENNA
IN
SCART AV
1 2
CONNECTOR
IN
INPUT 1/
AUTO REC
R
OUT
AUDIO
VHF/UHF
1
ANTENNA
OUT
Antenna/cable TV
wall outlet
16
En
TV
AV 2/INPUT 1 AV 1(RGB)-TV
DIGITAL
CONTROL
OUTPUT
OUT
L R L
VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO
OPTICAL IN
3
SCART AV
CONNECTOR
Cable/Satellite box
ANTENNA
IN
1
1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.
This enables you to watch and record TV channels.
2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the
AV1(RGB)-TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector
on your TV.
This enables you to watch discs.
3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2/
(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector to a SCART AV
connector on your satellite/cable box.
This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.
AC IN
Note
• The diagram shows SCART video connections, but
you can alternatively use any of the other audio/video
connections.
Tip
• This recorder has a 'through' function which allows
you to record a TV program from the built-in TV tuner
in this recorder while watching a video playing on
your VCR. (To use this feature when the recorder is in
standby, Power Save must be set to Off—see Power
Save on page 96).