RCA DRC8030N User Manual - Page 4

DRC8030_EN 8/15/06 10:30 AM Page 8 Getting started Your DVD recorder is a digital video player and Connecting your DVD recorder recorder. Thanks to its tuner you can record TV The RF coaxial cable supplied with this unit is programmes on DVD R/RW (DVD +R/-R/+RW/-RW) only for passing the antenna signal to the TV. EN discs or on the integrated hard disc. It can play 1. To watch your new DVD recorder, you MUST the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the connect the unit to the TV with the supplied exception of DVD Ram and DVD audio. audio video cables (color-coded red, white and yellow) in addition to the antenna cable. Don't infringe This product should only be used for the purposes for which it is sold, that is, entertainment, violating no copyright law. Any attempts to use this product for which it is not intended is unlawful and therefore not condoned by Thomson. 2. Turn on the TV and tune it to the correct Video Input Channel (if you do not know how to access the video input channel on your TV, refer to "Initial Setup" for help). For more details about connecting to different types of equipment and connection possibilities, refer to following pages. THIS DVD RECORDER LETS YOU RECORD TV PROGRAMS IN DIGITAL QUALITY AND ARCHIVE YOUR OWN VIDEOS FROM VIDEO CAMERAS OR VHS CASSETTES TO DVD DISCS. YOU CANNOT COPY PRE-RECORDED FILMS TO DVD IF THEY HAVE BEEN COPY PROTECTED. Contents of box • DVD recorder • Remote control • 1 set of audio video cables (RCA-type) • RF Coaxial cable • User manual • Safety leaflet • owner registration card These are the audio/video cables. The yellow cable carries the video signal, and the red and white cables carry the audio signal. Installation To ensure sufficient ventilation, keep the spacings shown below free from other surfaces: 4" 4" front view 4" 4" 2" side view 1 Connections DVD recorder + TV EN AV cables DVD recorder + TV + basic cable box Antenna cable DVD recorder AV cables Antenna cable DVD recorder Cable box Antenna cable 2