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If your VCR or DVD recorder is already connected to your TV or A/V receiver for
watching video tapes or DVDs, do not disconnect it. All you need to do to save recordings
from your HD DVR is to connect standard audio and video from the HD DVR’s outputs to
the inputs on your VCR or DVD recorder.
In the diagram to the left, Composite A/V cables send audio and video from the HD DVR
to the VCR/DVD recorder, then from the VCR/DVD recorder to the TV. Your setup may
look different, but the basic idea should be the same: high-definition video to your TV,
digital audio to your A/V receiver, and standard audio/video to your VCR/DVD recorder.
You may need to purchase additional cables for these connections, or you may be able to
use cables that were included with your VCR or DVD recorder. This setup uses
Composite A/V cables. One Composite A/V cable is included with your HD DVR.
ᕡ First make connections from your satellite dish antenna, to your HD DVR, and to your
HDTV and A/V receiver using the setup option shown on page 14.
ᕢ Connect a Composite A/V cable from the HD DVR’s Composite A/V Output jacks to
the Composite A/V Input jacks on your VCR or DVD recorder. The HD DVR’s video
output format must be set to “480i” to send a signal from the Composite A/V jacks.
ᕣ Your VCR or DVD recorder may already be connected to your TV (or A/V receiver). If
so, you’re done. If not, connect a Composite A/V cable from the VCR or DVD recorder’s
Composite A/V Output jacks to the Composite A/V Input jacks on your TV.
To watch a video tape or DVD, change the input source on your TV to the input
corresponding to the jacks you used in step ᕣ. Refer to your TV’s documentation for help
selecting the correct input.
For information about saving programs to a VCR or DVD recorder, see page 81.
This setup shows you how to
connect a device such as a VCR
or DVD recorder to your HD DVR.