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INSTALLATION
COMMON CONNECTIONS
Refer to the illustrations on Pages 9 and 10 for
these connections.
these connections.
Note: Some connections shown in this section
might require additional supplies, available
from your local RadioShack store.
might require additional supplies, available
from your local RadioShack store.
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Connect the VCR to your TV for
playback. You can connect:
playback. You can connect:
• Your VCR’s
OUT TO TV
jack to your
TV’s antenna jack, using a 75-ohm
coaxial cable
coaxial cable
Caution: Never connect the VCR’s
OUT TO TV
jack to a terminal that has
an antenna connected. Doing so can
interfere with other receivers.
interfere with other receivers.
• Your VCR’s
OUT TO TV
jack to your
TV’s separate VHF/UHF antenna
jacks, using a 75-ohm coaxial cable
and a VHF/UHF splitter/combiner
jacks, using a 75-ohm coaxial cable
and a VHF/UHF splitter/combiner
• Your VCR’s
AUDIO 1/VIDEO 1 OUT
jacks to your TV’s audio/video jacks,
using a audio/video cable
using a audio/video cable
Note: For the best quality recordings,
use high-quality A/V cables to make
these connections.
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):
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
transformer, to the VCR’s
IN FROM
ANT
jack
• Your CATV (cable) company, using
the 75-ohm coaxial cable directly
from the cable company, to the
VCR’s
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.
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 ser-
vice providers offer connection help.
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 ser-
vice providers offer connection help.
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You can also connect an optional
video source, such as a camcorder,
another VCR, or a DSS system to
your VCR using A/V cables. Simply
connect it as shown.
video source, such as a camcorder,
another VCR, or a DSS 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
one source to the
AUDIO 1/VIDEO 1 IN
jacks
on the back of the VCR using A/V cables,
one to the
one to the
IN FROM ANT
jack using a 75-
ohm coaxial cable, and another source to
the
the
AV2 VIDEO/AUDIO IN
jacks on the front
of the VCR (see “Camcorder Connections”
on Page 12).
on Page 12).
• You can connect additional 75-ohm coax
sources to your system using a high-isola-
tion A/B switch to switch between the
sources.
tion A/B switch to switch between the
sources.
• You can connect one 75-ohm coax source
to more than one device using a video
splitter.
splitter.
Because of the complexity of the variations
possible when using additional video accesso-
ries, such as video signal switches, splitters,
and combiners, such configurations are not
shown in this manual.
possible when using additional video accesso-
ries, such as video signal switches, splitters,
and combiners, such configurations are not
shown in this manual.
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