RCA DRC8000N User Guide - Page 8

DVD Recorder, Cable Box - remote control

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Chapter 1: Connections and Setup The back of your TV and/or Cable Box might look different than the ones pictured here. DVD Recorder INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT VIDEO RF ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT L AUDIO R S-VIDEO IN L AUDIO R S-VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT Y G-LINK IR SAT Pb Pr PROG. SCAN ON OFF C A BLE I N C A BLE OUT 2b 2a 1c 3 Cable Box From Cable Line or 1b Off-air antenna 1a VIDEO L INPUT1 R S-VIDEO CABLE/ANTENNA INPUT2 1d TV Notes about cable boxes: If you have questions about using a cable box with the DVD Recorder, consult your cable company. RCA can only provide general instructions because cable service and cable boxes differ in various areas. You must view premium cable channels through the DVD Recorder if you use this connection because only regular cable channels are being sent to the TV via the 2 Way Splitter. If you have a digital cable box, you need to purchase a special type of splitter-the one packed with the DVD Recorder is only for regular, analog cable boxes. If you connect your components as described, you must access different Video Input Channels on your TV to see programming. If you don't know how to access Video Input Channels on your TV, go to page 15 for help. A general explanation, based on the connection shown above, follows: To watch one program while you record another: Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel. Tune the DVD Recorder to the cable box channel (usually channel 2, 3, or 4). Tune the cable box to the channel you want to record. Press the RECORD button on the DVD Recorder. Use the buttons on the TV (or the TV's remote control*) to tune the TV to the channel you want to watch. To play a disc Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel. If you need help finding your TV's various Video Input Channels, go to page 15. * The remote control packed with your DVD Recorder is capable of being programmed to operate many brands and models of TVs. For instructions, go to page 19. If the remote operates your TV, press TV and INPUT to access the Video Input Channel. 6 Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only.

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Notes about cable boxes:
If you have questions about using a cable box with the DVD Recorder, consult your cable company. RCA can only provide general instructions because cable service and
cable boxes differ in various areas.
You must view premium cable channels through the DVD Recorder if you use this connection because only regular cable channels are being sent to the TV via the 2
Way Splitter.
If you have a digital cable box, you need to purchase a special type of splitter—the one packed with the DVD Recorder is only for regular, analog cable boxes.
Chapter 1: Connections and Setup
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If you connect your components as described, you must access different Video Input Channels on your TV to see programming. If you don’t know
how to access Video Input Channels on your TV, go to page 15 for help.A general explanation, based on the connection shown above, follows:
To watch one program while you record another:
To play a disc
Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel.
Tune the DVD Recorder to the cable box channel (usually channel 2,
3, or 4).
Tune the cable box to the channel you want to record.
Press the RECORD button on the DVD Recorder.
Use the buttons on the TV (or the TV’s remote control*) to tune the TV
to the channel you want to watch.
Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel.
If you need help finding your TV’s various Video Input Channels, go to page 15.
* The remote control packed with your DVD Recorder is capable of being programmed to operate many brands and models of TVs. For instructions, go to page 19. If the remote
operates your TV, press TV and INPUT to access the Video Input Channel.
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DVD Recorder
Cable Box
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The back of your TV
and/or Cable Box might
look different than the ones pictured here.
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Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only.