Digital Video Disc Player & Video Cassette Recorder DV900VHS01 Hookup Pages Important! Return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days. See why inside.
8 Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System The basic antenna/cable to DVD/VCR to TV is shown below. If you have a Cable Box or a Direct Broadcast System, please see pages 10-11. For better sound and picture quality when using the DVD player, refer to the Optional Hookups on pages 12-14. After you hook up the DVD/VCR, go to page 16 to turn on the DVD/VCR. 1 Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TV.
Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9 3 Connect the RF coaxial cable (supplied) to the ANT-IN (Antenna In) Jack on the back of the DVD/VCR and to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV. (You may use either a snap-on type (supplied) or screw-on type of coaxial cable, whichever you prefer.) Cr Antenna or Cable ANT-IN 75 ANT CAB / LE 75‰ ANT / CABLE ANT-OUT CH3 CH4 RF coaxial cable ANTENNA IN Jack (on back of TV) example only 4 5 Plug in the TV and the DVD/VCR.
10 Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the DVD/VCR. With this connection: ● You may view any channel. ● You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the DVD/VCR. ● You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording. ● You may not program channels at the DVD/VCR. ● You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time.
Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 11 With this connection: ● You may watch one channel while recording another. ● You may not record scrambled channels. DVD/VCR 1 IN ANT-IN L AUDIO R 2 DVD/VCR OUT DVD/VCR AUDIO OUT Cable Signal 75 ANT CAB / LE L ANT-OUT VIDEO Cable Box/DBS R IN OUT CH3 CH4 RF coaxial cable RF coaxial cable 3 TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack Connections 1 Connect a Cable signal to the DVD/VCR’s ANT-IN (Antenna In) Jack.
12 Optional Hookups You may connect the DVD/VCR several different ways, depending on your existing equipment and your preferences for sound and picture quality. To determine which hookup is best for you, examine the options on the following pages, then see which best matches your situation. Before you hook up the DVD/VCR, remember: ● Connect the DVD/VCR directly to a TV. If you connect the DVD/VCR to a VCR, then connect the VCR to the TV, the picture may be distorted by the copyright protection system.
Optional Hookups (cont’d) 13 Connecting to a TV and a Stereo TV has Component Video In Jacks ● Set DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to OFF on the DVD/VCR. Details are on pages 68-69. If you play a DVD when the settings are wrong, the sound will be distorted or you may damage the speakers.
14 Optional Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a Dolby Digital Decoder, DTS Decoder, or Amplifier Some Discs are recorded in a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital Surround or Digital Theater System (DTS) Surround format. These Discs will sound best if you connect the DVD/VCR to a Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder. ● You will need a coaxial digital audio cable or an audio optical cable (not supplied). See Helpful Hints below. ● If you use the OPTICAL jack, remove the protective cap.
26 Front Panel POWER Button Press to turn the power on and off. TIMER SET Button Press to put the DVD/VCR into standby mode for a timer recording. Details are on page 38. CHANNEL Buttons In VCR mode, press to change channels at the DVD/VCR. Or, press to adjust the tracking of a tape during normal playback or slow motion playback. Also, press to remove vertical jitter in a Still picture. Details are on page 45. RECORD Button Press once to start a recording. Press repeatedly to start a One-Touch Recording.
Rear Panel 27 ANT-IN (Antenna In) Jack Connect your antenna or cable here. Details are on pages 8-14. AUDIO IN Jacks Connect audio cables coming from the audio out jacks of a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here. Details are on page 40. DVD/VCR AUDIO OUT Jacks Connect the supplied audio cables here and to the Audio In jacks of a television or other audio equipment. Details are on pages 12-14.
40 Rerecording (Tape Duplication) VCR The instructions on this page show you how to copy tapes. The illustration uses two DVD/VCRs. Different VCRs may operate differently. To duplicate a tape, make the connections shown, then follow steps 1-7. 1. Audio cables from DVD/VCR AUDIO OUT Jacks of DVD/VCR 1 to AUDIO IN Jacks of DVD/ VCR 2 DVD/VCR 1 Playing unit 2. Video cable from DVD/VCR VIDEO OUT Jack of DVD/VCR 1 to VIDEO IN Jack of DVD/VCR 2 1 2 3 DVD/VCR 2 Recording unit 3.
