Hitachi VT-F372A Benutzerhandbuch

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electronic signal won't have to go through a conversion process. 
Plus your VCR has a stereo decoder, which your TV might not.  For big speaker sound, 
you can also use these jacks to connect the VCR to your stereo system (page 54). 

Capabilities: The audio and video signal connections are all you need to play back a 
prerecorded tape.  If you do not intend to record on your VCR from your antenna/cable, 
then you're all hooked up now.  Otherwise, continue with Step 4, which will let you 
record off TV channels. 

Look at the back of your TV for a connector that looks like one of these, 

and follow the corresponding hookup option.  If you have any sort of cable box, see the 
hookup options in Advanced Operations (page 50). 

Simple Antenna/Cable 75 Ohm Hookup 
This is an easy hookup that you can use if your cable or antenna has a 75 ohm round 
wire connector.  You will need the 75 ohm cable supplied with your VCR.  It looks like 
this: 

 

 

If you have been watching the TV in your home before getting the VCR, you will already 
have a round wire attached to your TV.  Otherwise, look for a cable connection coming 
in through the wall from outside.  (If you find this connection, remember to call your local 
cable company to start the service.) 

1. If still hooked up to your TV, unscrew the round wire from the 75 ohm connector on 
your television.  Otherwise, take the wire that comes in from the wall. 
2. Screw this round wire into the IN FROM ANT jack on the back of your VCR. 
3. Using the 75 ohm cable supplied with your VCR, slide on either end to the OUT TO