Vcr to a cable box (audio & video), Chapter 2. tv connections – MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC WD-62530 User Manual

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Chapter 2. TV Connections

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

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