RCA 31-5030 Home Theater System User Manual


 
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CONNECTING THE ANTENNA OR CABLE
Antenna or Basic Cable
Connect the RF coaxial cable from your antenna or cable TV wall
jack to the
IN (FROM ANT.) jack on the back panel of the home
theater system.
Cable Box or Satellite Receiver
Connect an RF coaxial cable from the output jack of your cable box
or satellite receiver to the
IN (FROM ANT.) jack on the back panel of
the home theater system. With this arrangement, use your cable box
or satellite receiver to select channels.
CONNECTING THE AM/FM ANTENNAS
AM Antenna
Assemble the supplied AM loop antenna by rotating the base and
snapping it into place. Connect the two wires from the AM loop
antenna to
AM on the back panel. Press down on the thumb levers to
insert each wire, and then release to lock the wires in place.
FM Antenna
Connect the supplied FM wire antenna to FM on the back panel. Be
sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna. Make use of the small loop
at the free end of the antenna to maintain its position. If noise or
interference occurs, use an external antenna with a 75 ohm coaxial
cable (not included).
CONNECTING THE TV
Connecting the TV to RF (Antenna)
Use this connection if you have an older television with only a basic
antenna input.
Connect an RF coaxial cable from the OUT (TO TV) jack on the back
panel of the system to the antenna input on your television. Set the
RF Output Channel switch on the back panel to
3 or 4 and tune your
TV to the same channel.
Connecting the TV to Composite Video
Use this connection for better sound and picture quality if your
television has a video input.
Connect an audio/video cable from the
LINE OUT (VIDEO) jack on
the back panel of the system to the video input on your television.
Set your television to view its video input.
Connecting the TV to S-Video
Use this connection for improved picture quality when watching
DVD movies.
FM
AM