User Guide

7
PREPARATION
CONNECTING COMPONENTS
You must connect a TV to the receiver in order to use the
receiver’s DVD player. You can connect other audio and audio/
visual components to the receiver in order to use the Home
Theater Audio System’s surround sound capabilities.
S p e aker Te rm i nal s — Us e the colo r-c od e d w ire s (s u p p l i ed ) to c on ne c t eac h
s peak er to the appropriate terminal.
N o te : B e s u r e to c o n n e c t th e bl a c k w i r e s to th e bl a ck ter m i n a l s , an d th e
red wires to the other terminals .
DIG ITA L OUT — T o connect a T os link optical c able
if you have a digital audio c omponent s uch as a
MD,DA T or CD rec order.
S ee "C onnec ting a Digital (Optical) A udio
C omponent" on Page 8).
S AT IN — T o your
s atellite rec eiver
or c able box ’ s
digital audio out-
put jack (s ee
“ C onnecting a
Digital (Optical)
Audio C omp onen t ”
on Page 8).
To your c as s ette deck ’ s IN and OUT jacks
(s ee “ C onnecting a Cas s ette Dec k” ).
To your T V ’ s audio OUT jac ks
(s ee “ C onnec ting a TV” ).
DV D/TV
C onnec tion
Option 2
(s ee below)
To your V C R ’ s IN and OUT
audio jac ks (s ee “ C onnec t-
ing a VC R ” on Page 8).
To your s atellite
rec eiver or c able
box ’ s analog audio
IN and OUT jack s
(s ee “ C onnecting
a S atellite R eceiv-
er or C able B ox”
on P age 8).
To an aux iliary analog
component's audio out
jac ks ( s e e “ C o n n e cti n g
an Auxiliary A udio
C omponent on P age 8" ).
T o y o u r V C R ’ s IN a n d
OUT video jacks (s ee
“ C onnec ting a VC R ”
on P age 8).
To your s atellite re-
ceiver or c able
box ’ s analog video
OUT jack (s ee
“ C onnec ting a S at-
ellite R ec eiver or
C able B ox ” on
P age 8).
C onnec t a s ubwo-
ofer here (s ee
“ C onnec ting a S ub
Woofer” on
P age 8).
C onnec t A M and F M antennas
here (s ee page 8).
CONNECTING A TV
Use RCA type audio cables to connect from the TV’s
Audio Out jacks, to the DVR99’s TV In jacks. Connect
Red to Red and White to W hite.
FOR DVD VIDEO PLAYBACK:
OPTION 1: If your TV has Component Video jacks,
connect to the Component Video Out jacks on the rear
of the DVR99 using a three wire (R,G,B) component
video cable. (This option will give the highest picture
playback quality available.)
DV D/TV
C onnec tion
Option 1
(s ee below)
DV D/VC R /T V
C onnec tion
Option 3
(s ee below)
OPTION 2: If your TV has an S-Video jack, connect
to the [DVD] S-video Out jack on the rear of the DVR99.
OPTION 3: If your TV only has a Composite Video
jack (RCA Type Jack) use a single RCA type coaxial cable
(yellow plug) and connect to the [DVD] Monitor Out jack
on the rear of the DVR99.
FOR VCR, SATELLITE OR CABLE BOX VIDEO PLAYBACK:
The [DVD] Monitor Out jack on the DVR99 MUST be con-
nected to the TV using a single RCA Type coaxial cable
(yellow plug). Or you can connect the VCR, Satellite or cable
box video output directly to the TV if the TV is equipped with
more than one video input.