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Connecting an a/v receiver, tv, and vcr – Motorola DCT3412 User Manual

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3-12

Installation

Connecting an A/V Receiver, TV, and VCR

1 Connect an RF coaxial cable to the cable wall outlet and the

CABLE

IN

connector on the

cable terminal.

2 Connect a stereo audio cable to the

AUDIO OUT R

and

L

connectors on the cable terminal and

the

INPUT R

and

L

connectors on the A/V receiver.

3 Connect a video cable to the

VIDEO OUT

connector on the cable terminal and the

CABLE

/

TV

VIDEO

connector on the A/V receiver.

4 Connect a stereo audio cable to the

VCR AUDIO OUT R

and

L

connectors on the A/V receiver

and the

INPUT AUDIO R

and

L

connectors on the stereo VCR.

5 Connect a stereo audio cable to the

OUTPUT AUDIO OUT R

and

L

connectors on the stereo

VCR and the

VCR AUDIO IN R

and

L

connectors on the A/V receiver.

6 Connect a video cable to the

INPUT VIDEO

connector on the stereo VCR and the

VIDEO VCR

OUT

connector on the A/V receiver.

7 Connect a video cable to the

OUTPUT VIDEO

connector on the stereo VCR and the

VIDEO VCR

IN

connector on the A/V receiver.

8 Connect a video cable to the

INPUT VIDEO

connector on the stereo TV and the

TV

/

MONITOR

OUTPUT

video connector on the A/V receiver.

If you can:

ƒ

Use the

OPTICAL SPDIF

or coaxial

SPDIF

outputs instead of the stereo

AUDIO R

and

L

outputs. In most cases, SPDIF offers better audio quality, including support for Dolby 5.1
Surround Sound.

ƒ

Use the S-video connections instead of the standard RCA video connections. In most cases,
S-video offers better video quality.

This video connection method does not support HD video. For more information, see “Connecting
to an HDTV – Video Only.”

DCT3412 Installation Manual