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Connecting External AV Components
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PREPARATION
If you connect a VCR to the CinemaStation using
commercially available audio/video cables, you can enjoy
videos with the CinemaStation and record AV sources
played on the CinemaStation on the VCR. For information
on your VCR, refer to the owner’s manual for the VCR.
• Do not connect the power cable of the CinemaStation until all
cable connections are completed.
• Turn off the AV equipment before connecting it to the
CinemaStation.
• Use commercially available audio/video cables (shown below)
to connect a VCR to the CinemaStation or a TV. To make all
connections, three audio/video cables are required.
• For U.K. and Europe models only: Do not connect a TV to
CinemaStation via a VCR using SCART connections. The
copyright protection technology incorporated in the
CinemaStation may not allow the VCR to play.
1 Connect the VCR OUT L/R (AUDIO) jacks on
the CinemaStation to the audio input L/R
jacks on your VCR using a commercially
available audio/video cable.
2 Connect the VCR OUT (VIDEO) jack on the
CinemaStation to the video input jack on
your VCR using the audio/video cable (used
in step 1).
3 Connect the VIDEO IN L/R (AUDIO) jacks on
the CinemaStation to the audio output L/R
jacks on your VCR using another audio/video
cable.
4 Connect the VIDEO IN (VIDEO) jack on the
CinemaStation to the video output jack on
your VCR using the audio/video cable (used
in step 3).
5 To watch videos when the CinemaStation is
turned off, connect the audio and video
output jacks on your VCR to the audio and
video input jacks on your TV using another
audio/video cable.
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For information on how to connect a TV to CinemaStation, refer
to “Connecting a TV” (page 12).
Connecting a VCR
Notes
Audio/Video cable SCART cable
CinemaStation
TV
DIGITAL
AUDIO
VIDEOS VIDEO
IN
VCR
OUT
AM
ANT
VCR
OUT
VCR
IN
VIDEO
IN
Y
P
B
PR
FM
ANT
GND
MONITOR
OUT
MONITOR
OUT
(DVD ONLY)
MONITOR
OUT
(DVD ONLY)
VCR
IN
VIDEO
IN
COMPONENT
VIDEO
AUDIO
RL
75 UNBAL
OUT
OPTICAL
L
R
L
R
AUDIO
VIDEO
L
R
L
R
AUDIO
VIDEO
AUDIO
VIDEO
IN OUT IN
VCR
TV
1
2
3
4
5