Setting up a DVD recorder

Home:

The common approach to connecting your DVD recorder to the television is by using a SCART cable. This cable is not always supplied, so you may have to order one at the same time you purchase your DVD recorder. The process is as follows,

1. Plus your aerial RF cable into the rear of the DVD recorder.

2. Connect the end of a SCART cable into the AV1 socket of the DVD device.

3. Plug the other end into the AV1 socket of the television.

4. Plug the DVD recorder and TV into the mains socket.

That's all which should need to be done. The tuning etc. should automatically be accomplished by your devices. Most DVD recorders come with 2 SCART AV sockets. So if you have a satellite receiver or VCR plug this into the AV2 socket of your DVD recorder.

There are other types of connection. Which does not require the use of a SCART cables. The three other options includes,

1. Connecting to a Video Composite output jack.

2. Connecting to an S-Video output jack.

3. Connecting to Component Video output jacks.

Of course these are available if your television supports Component and S-Video outputs.

Either check your manual, or check the rear of your devices for these sockets,

S-Video, A single cable input. You will enjoy high quality images.

Yellow, white, red inputs. You will enjoy regular quality images

Green, blue, red inputs. You will enjoy high quality and accurate colour reproduction. It will support resolutions upto 576p. Not as good as HD Ready which is 720i and above. But is still above a typical connection quality.

Connecting to a television with a DVI Jack

This is for HD Ready compatible televisions and DVD recorders. Simply connect the DVI adapter cable to the HDMI out jack on your DVD device and the DVI in of your television.

Connecting to a television with a HDMI Jack

This is for HD Ready compatible televisions and DVD recorders. HDMI is an interface for enabling digital transmissions of video and multi channel sound. DVI doesn't support multi channel digital sound, so HDMI is the superior option.

The transmission of data from DVD device to TV is purely digital, with no D/A conversion. HDCP copy protection is enforced when outputting DVD content via HDMI. The data is encrypted so that no copies can be made which are unauthorised.