Connections for an HDTV and VCR
To use the set-top with an HDTV, you must make one of the following connections to view the HD
content. In addition, you can make connections to a digital or analog VCR to record to a VCR tape.
Refer to your TV and VCR users guides and the cabling diagrams in this guide for more detailed
connection information.
Note: The labeling on your set-top may vary slightly.
Required Connections to an HDTV (use one)
Some HDTVs have a High-Defi nition Multimedia
Interface (HDMI) connector. The HDMI connector
provides both a digital video and audio connection. See
the connection diagram on page 12 for an example.
The HDMI connector can provide the connection to an
HDTV with a DVI input. If your HDTV has a Digital Visual
Interface (DVI) connector, you will need an HDMI-to-DVI
adapter, and you will need to connect a separate audio
connection.
See the connection diagram on page 13 for an example.
The PrPbY connectors can provide high-defi nition
component video signals to an HDTV.
Note: Use the HD Setup Wizard on the set-top to set
the HD mode and select the output video format that will
matches the full capabilities of your HDTV.
See the connection diagram on page 14 for an example.
Some HDTVs have only RGB connectors. If you have
one of these HDTVs, you need an RGB adapter.
Check with your service provider for information about
acquiring an RGB adapter, or you can purchase the
adapter at your local electronics supplier.
Some HDTVs have 1394 connectors. If you connect
to your HDTV using 1394, you also need to connect
separate video and audio connections to your HDTV.
See the connection diagram on page 16 for an example.
Optional Connections to a VCR (use one)
For VCRs with Video and Left and Right audio
connectors, you can use the Out 2 connectors
(Video, Left, and Right) on the set-top.
See the connection diagram on page 16 for an
example.
For VCRs with S-Video and Left and Right audio
connectors, you can use the S-Video Out and the
Out 2 Left and Right connectors on the set-top.
For Digital VCRs, you can use the 1394 out connector
on the set-top.
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Set-top
HDTV
Connections
Connections
OUT 1
DVI
L
R
L
Adapter Needed
Pr
OUT 1
Y
Pb
Pb
L
Pr
Y
R
Pr
OUT 1
R
Pb
G
L
Y
B
R
Adapter Needed
Pr
OUT 1
1394
Y
1394
Pb
Pb
L
Pr
Y
R
Set-top
VCR
Connections
Connections
OUT 2
A
U
L
D
I
VIDEO
R
O
IN
VIDEO
OUT 2
L
S-VIDEO
S-VIDEO
OUT
IN
R
1394
1394
R
L
R
H
V
L
R
L
R
L
R
AUDIO
IN
L
R