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Digital Video Disc Player
& Video Cassette Recorder
DV900VHS01
Hookup Pages
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75 ANT / CABLE 8 Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System The basic antenna/cable to DVD/VCR to TV is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please see pages 10-11. For better sound and picture quality when using the DVD player, refer to the Optional Hookups on pages 12-14. After you hook up the DVD/VCR, go to page 16 to turn on the DVD/VCR. 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV. Antenna Indoor/Outdoor (300 ohm) 75Ω ANT / CABLE OR ANTENNA IN Ja
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75 ANT / CABLE Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the ANT-IN (Antenna In) Jack on the back of the DVD/VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on type (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.) Cr Antenna ANT-IN or Cable 75‰ ANT / CABLE ANT-OUT ANTENNA IN Jack RF coaxial cable CH3 CH4 (on back of TV) example only 4 Plug in the TV and the DVD/VCR. 5 Set the CH3/CH4 swi
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75 ANT / CABLE 10 Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the DVD/VCR. With this connection: l You may view any channel. l You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the DVD/VCR. l You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. l You may not program channels at the DVD/VCR. l You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the DVD/VCR to the Cable
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75 ANT / CABLE IN OUT Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 11 With this connection: l You may watch one channel while recording another. l You may not record scrambled channels. DVD/VCR 1 Cable Box/DBS DVD/VCR IN OUT 2 ANT-IN L DVD/VCR AUDIO OUT AUDIO L R ANT-OUT R VIDEO CH3 CH4 Cable RF coaxial Signal cable TV’s ANTENNA RF coaxial IN Jack 3 cable Connections 1 Connect a Cable signal to the DVD/VCR’s ANT-IN (Antenna In) Jack. 2 Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to conne
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12 Optional Hookups You may connect the DVD/VCR several different ways, depending on your existing equipment and your prefer- ences for sound and picture quality. To determine which hookup is best for you, examine the options on the following pages, then see which best matches your situation. Before you hook up the DVD/VCR, remember: l Connect the DVD/VCR directly to a TV. If you connect the DVD/VCR to a VCR, then connect the VCR to the TV, the picture may be distorted by the copyright protecti
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Optional Hookups (cont’d) 13 Connecting to a TV and a Stereo TV has Component Video In Jacks l Set DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to OFF on the DVD/VCR. Details are on pages 68-69. If you play a DVD when the settings are wrong, the sound will be distorted or you may damage the speakers. 1 DVD/VCR COMPONENT IN OUT VIDEO OUT ANT-IN DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Y L DVD/VCR S-VIDEO PCM / BITSTREAM AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL L Cb R ANT-OUT R Cr 1 VIDEO CH3 CH4 DVD/VCR COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y 2 AUDIO (RIGHT) IN
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14 Optional Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a Dolby Digital Decoder, DTS Decoder, or Amplifier Some Discs are recorded in a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital Surround or Digital Theater System (DTS) Surround format. These Discs will sound best if you connect the DVD/VCR to a Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder. l You will need a coaxial digital audio cable or an audio optical cable (not supplied). See Helpful Hints below. l If you use the OPTICAL jack, remove the protective cap. l If you connect the DVD/VCR to
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26 Front Panel POWER Button Press to turn the power on and off. TIMER SET Button Press to put the DVD/VCR into standby mode for a timer recording. Details are on page 38. CHANNEL Buttons In VCR mode, press to change channels at the DVD/VCR. Or, press to adjust the tracking of a tape during normal playback or slow motion playback. Also, press to remove vertical jitter in a Still picture. Details are on page 45. RECORD Button Press once to start a recording. Press repeatedly to start a One-Touch
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Rear Panel 27 ANT-IN (Antenna In) Jack COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Jacks Connect your antenna or cable here. Connect optional component video Details are on pages 8-14. cables here and to the component AUDIO IN Jacks Video In jacks of a television. Details Connect audio cables coming from the audio are on page 13. out jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 40. COAXIAL Jack Connect an optional coaxial DVD/VCR AUDIO OUT Jacks digital audio cable here and to Connec
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40 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) VCR The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. The illustration uses two DVD/VCRs. Different VCRs may operate differently. To duplicate a tape, make the connections shown, then follow steps 1-7. 1. Audio cables from DVD/VCR AUDIO OUT Jacks of DVD/VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jacks of DVD/ VCR 2 DVD/VCR 1 DVD/VCR 2 Playing unit Recording unit 2. Video cable from DVD/VCR VIDEO 3. RF coaxial cable from the ANT-OUT OUT Jack of DVD/VCR 1 to VIDEO (Antenna Out)
