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Very Good Connection
Using A/V jacks and cables to connect to the TV,
RF coaxial cables to connect the VCR
This connection provides better picture quality than RF coaxial cables and is
recommended for use with TVs that do not have S-Video input jacks.
What you will need (see page 6 for descriptions of these cables):
• Two (2) RF coaxial cables
• Three (3) Audio/Video cables
• One (1) telephone line cord
• Coaxial cable lines fed from a digital satellite antenna and a standard TV
antenna (or cable line)
Making the Connection
1. Connect the satellite dish antenna feed (RG-6 coaxial cable) to the
SATELLITE IN jack on the satellite receiver.
2. Connect one end of an RF coaxial cable to the OUT TO TV jack on the
satellite receiver, and the other end to the antenna input jack on the
VCR.
Note: If your VCR has A/V input jacks, you can use A/V cables to connect the
satellite receiver’s second set of A/V output jacks to the A/V jacks of the VCR
instead of using the RF coaxial cable.
3. Connect one end of an RF coaxial cable to the antenna output jack on
the VCR, and the other end to the TV’s antenna input jack.
4. Connect the cable or off-air antenna feed (RF coaxial cable) to the IN
FROM ANT jack on the satellite receiver.
5. Connect one end of the supplied telephone line cord to the PHONE JACK
on the back of the satellite receiver, and the other end to an RJ11-type
modular phone jack (the most common type of phone jack).
6. Connect the ends of the supplied A/V cables to the satellite receiver’s
AUDIO and VIDEO jacks, and the other ends to the corresponding AUDIO
and VIDEO input jacks on the TV.
Notes: Make sure you connect jacks and cables corresponding to their labels.
For example, AUDIO R output on the digital satellite receiver should be
connected to AUDIO R input on the TV, VIDEO output to VIDEO input, etc.
If your TV only has one audio input jack, use the satellite receiver’s AUDIO L
jack to make the connection.
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Note: Your VCR and TV back panels may not look exactly
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Using Your Components
To watch DIRECTV® programming:
Tune the TV to its video line input (if you have difficulty finding your TV’s video line input, see your TV’s User’s Manual or refer to the instructions on
page 40 in this manual). Then tune the satellite receiver to the desired channel.
To record DIRECTV programming:
Follow the steps in the previous step, then tune the satellite receiver to the desired channel. Set your VCR to record on its proper input channel
(channel 3 or 4).
To view VCR recordings:
Tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever is set on the VCR as its output channel). Begin VCR playback as usual.
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