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Chapter 2. TV Connections 25
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
splitter to
ANT 1/MAIN
on the TV back panel. This
connection also allows you to use the TV Guide On
Screen® and Split Screen features.
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 3 or figure 4 shown earlier in this chapter.
This connection allows the TV to receive the best
available signal directly from the cable box.
Figure 3: Component video output to the TV’s
COMPONENT INPUT (YPbPr)
jacks; analog
stereo audio to the associated
AUDIO
jacks.
Figure 4: S-Video output to the TV’s
INPUT/S-VIDEO
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
OUT
on the VCR back panel to
INPUT/AUDIO L
and
AUDIO R
on the TV back panel. If your VCR is
mono (non-stereo), connect only the white (left) cable.
7. 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 to
RECORD
OUTPUT
audio jacks on the TV back panel. If
your VCR is mono (non-stereo), connect only the
white (left) cable.
b. Connect a Composite Video cable from
VIDEO
IN
on the VCR back panel to the
RECORD
OUTPUT
Composite Video jack on the TV back
panel.
Note:
When using this connection configuration with con-
nections used in step 5, it is possible to view live
cable programs through the VCR Device. For best
picture quality always view live cable programs
directly from the Cable Box Device.
Figure 9. Connecting a VCR to a cable box