9
INSTALLATION
BASIC CONNECTIONS
Refer to the illustration on Page 10 for these
connections.
Note: Some connections shown in this section
might require additional supplies, available
from your local RadioShack store.
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Connect the VCR to your TV for play-
back. You can connect (choose one):
• Your VCR’s
VHF/UHF OUT TO TV
jack
to your TV’s antenna jack, using a
75-ohm coaxial cable
Caution: Never connect the VCR’s
VHF/UHF OUT TO TV
jack to a termi-
nal that has an antenna already con-
nected. Doing so can interfere with
other receivers.
• Your VCR’s
VHF/UHF OUT TO TV
jack
to your TV’s separate VHF/UHF
antenna jacks, using a 75-ohm coax-
ial cable and a VHF/UHF splitter/
combiner
• Your VCR’s
R-AUDIO-L/VIDEO OUT
jacks to your TV’s audio/video jacks,
using a stereo audio/video cable
Note: For the best quality recordings,
use high-quality A/V cables to make
these connections.
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Connect a signal source to the VCR
for recording. You can connect
(choose one):
• An outside antenna, using a 75-ohm
coaxial cable, to the VCR’s
IN FROM
ANT.
jack
• An outside antenna, using 300-ohm
lead-in wire and a 300-to-75 ohm
transformer, to the VCR’s
IN FROM
ANT.
jack
• Your CATV (cable) source, using the
75-ohm coaxial cable directly from
the cable company, to the VCR’s
IN
FROM ANT.
jack
Caution: Some state laws restrict
direct connections to cable wires
(connections that do not go through a
cable box). Check the laws in your
area before you make connections.
• A cable converter box to the VCR’s
IN
FROM ANT.
jack
Note: There are many cable TV sys-
tems in use. If you subscribe to cable
TV service and cannot record cable TV
programs, contact your local cable TV
service provider. Most cable TV service
providers offer connection help.
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You can also connect an optional
video source, such as a camcorder,
another VCR, or a direct-to-home
satellite system to your VCR using
A/V cables. Simply connect it as
shown.
Connection Notes:
• You can connect three video sources
directly to your VCR. To do so, you connect
one source to the
R-AUDIO-L IN 1/VIDEO IN 1
jacks on the back of the VCR using A/V
cables, another source to the
IN FROM ANT.
jack using a 75-ohm coaxial cable, and
another source to the
AV2 VIDEO IN/L-
AUDIO IN-R
jacks on the front of the VCR
(see “Camcorder Connections” on
Page 12). If the source’s audio is monaural,
connect its audio output to the left audio input
jack only.
• You can connect additional 75-ohm
coaxial sources to your system using a
high-isolation A/B switch to switch
between the sources.
• You can connect one 75-ohm coaxial
source to more than one device using a
video splitter.
Because of the complexity of the variations
possible when using additional video accesso-
ries, such as video signal switches, splitters,
and combiners, we do not attempt to show
such configurations in this manual.
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