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Connecting Your TV, VCR, Connecting a VCR

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Introduction Connecting your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV If you have not connected electronic equipment before, or you have been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. (Cables are not supplied.) • A coaxial cable is the standard cable that comes in from your antenna or cable converter box. Coaxial cables use "F" connectors. • Audio and video cables are usually color coded according to use: yellow for video and red and white for audio. The red audio cable is for the stereo right channel, and the white audio cable is for the stereo (or mono) left channel. If you look at the rear panel of the TV, you will see that the terminals are color coded in the same manner as the cables. • S-video cables provide better picture performance. S-video cables can only be used with S-video compatible components. • ColorStream® cables come in sets of three. A ColorStream connection provides the best picture performance. ANTENNA Coaxial Cable AUDIO Cables VIDEO Cable S-VIDEO Cable Color Stream Cable Caution: Do not plug the TV in until you have finished connecting all of your equipment. Connecting a VCR This connection allows you to watch local channels and video programs, play or record on the VCR while watching TV, and to record from one channel while watching another channel. You will need: • one coaxial cable • one pair of audio cables (one single cable for a mono VCR) • one video cable Stereo VCR Cable lead-in from Cable Box or Antenna VIDEO AUDIO LR IN OUT OUT to TV IN from ANT CH 3 CH 4 TV AUDIO CENTER CHANNEL IN ANT( 75 ) ANT-1 S-VIDEO VIDEO L/ MONO ON R Y OFF OUT OUT L VAR AUDIO ANT-2 VIDEO CB L L/ MONO AUDIO AUDIO CR R COLOR R VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 STREAM INPUT IN DVD IN AUDIO R OUT Note: If you have a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to VCR Audio OUT using only one audio cable. If you have an S-VHS VCR, use an S-video cable instead of a regular video cable for better picture performance. Do not connect a regular video cable and an S-video cable to Video-1 at the same time. Setting up your TV Using the TV's Features Appendix Index 5

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Introduction
Connecting
your TV
Using the
Remote Control
Setting up
your TV
Using the TV
’
s
Features
Appendix
Index
5
Connecting your TV
If you have not connected electronic equipment before, or you have
been frustrated in the past, you may wish to read this section. (Cables
are not supplied.)
•
A coaxial cable is the standard cable that comes in from your
antenna or cable converter box. Coaxial cables use
“
F
”
connectors.
•
Audio and video cables are usually color coded according to use:
yellow for video and red and white for audio. The red audio cable
is for the stereo right channel, and the white audio cable is for
the stereo (or mono) left channel. If you look at the rear panel of
the TV, you will see that the terminals are color coded in the
same manner as the cables.
•
S-video cables provide better picture performance. S-video cables
can only be used with S-video compatible components.
•
ColorStream
®
cables come in sets of three. A ColorStream
connection provides the best picture performance.
Connecting a VCR
This connection allows you to watch local channels and video
programs, play or record on the VCR while watching TV, and to
record from one channel while watching another channel.
You will need:
•
one coaxial cable
•
one pair of audio cables (one single cable for a mono VCR)
•
one video cable
ANT( 75
)
ANT-1
CHANNEL IN
ON
OFF
OUT
R
L
OUT
VIDEO
VAR
AUDIO
L/
MONO
IN
DVD
IN
L
R
C
R
C
B
Y
L/ MONO
AUDIO
R
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
OUT
ANT-2
AUDIO CENTER
VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2
COLOR
STREAM
INPUT
AUDIO
R
AUDIO
IN from ANT
VIDEO
AUDIO
OUT
to
TV
CH 3
L
R
CH 4
IN
OUT
Caution:
Do not plug the TV in until you have finished
connecting all of your equipment.
Note:
If you have a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to
VCR Audio OUT using only one audio cable.
If you have an S-VHS VCR, use an S-video
cable instead of a regular video cable for
better picture performance.
Do not connect a regular video cable and an
S-video cable to Video-1 at the same time.
ANTENNA
Coaxial Cable
AUDIO
Cables
VIDEO
Cable
S-VIDEO
Cable
Color Stream
Cable
Cable lead-in from
Cable Box or Antenna
Stereo VCR
TV