CONNECTING YOUR DCT* TO AN A/V RECEIVER, TV, AND VCR. Arris DCT6412 DUAL-TUNER DVR AND HD SET-TOP - MICROSOFT FOUNDATION, DCT 6400, DCT6412, DCT6400 Series

CONNECTING YOUR DCT* TO AN A/V RECEIVER, TV, AND VCR

RF (75 ohm) connection

Video connection

Audio connection

Digital audio connection

Optical connection

CABLE

IN

IR

ETHERNET

USB

R AUDIO IN L

SPDIF IN

VIDEO

OUT

DVI-D OUT

TV

Pass Card

AUDIO OUT

Y Pb

Pr

S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

SPDIF

IEEE 1394

Cable in

CABLE/

ANTENNA IN

To TV

Stereo VCR

INPUT

AUDIO VIDEO

OUTPUT

AUDIO VIDEO

R L R L

CABLE/

ANTENNA IN

Stereo TV

INPUT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

AUDIO LEFT

AUDIO RIGHT

DVD

CABLE/TV

VIDEO 2

R

AUDIO

L

IN

VCR

OUT

VIDEO

VIDEO S-VIDEO

A/V receiver

DIGITAL INPUT

COAX

OPTICAL

TV/MONITOR

OUTPUT

VIDEO S-VIDEO

SPEAKER

CONNECTORS

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DCT6400 Series User Guide

Connecting an A/V Receiver, TV, and VCR

1

Connect an RF coaxial cable to the cable wall outlet and the

CABLE IN

connector on the DCT*.

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Connect a stereo audio cable to the

AUDIO OUT R

and

L connectors on the DCT* and the

INPUT R and

L

connectors on the A/V receiver.

Connect a video cable to the

VIDEO OUT

connector on the DCT* and the

CABLE

/

TV VIDEO

connector on the A/V receiver.

Connect a stereo audio cable to the

VCR AUDIO OUT R

and

L

connectors on the A/V receiver and the

INPUT AUDIO R

and

L

connectors on the stereo VCR.

Connect a stereo audio cable to the

OUTPUT AUDIO OUT R

and

L

connectors on the stereo VCR and the

VCR AUDIO IN R

and

L

connectors on the A/V receiver.

Connect a video cable to the

INPUT VIDEO

connector on the stereo

VCR and the

VIDEO VCR OUT

connector on the A/V receiver.

Connect a video cable to the

OUTPUT VIDEO

connector on the stereo

VCR and the

VIDEO VCR IN

connector on the A/V receiver.

Connect a video cable to the

INPUT VIDEO

connector on the stereo

TV and the

TV

/

MONITOR OUTPUT

video connector on the A/V receiver.

If your equipment supports it:

•

The optical (

OPTICAL SPDIF

) or coaxial (

SPDIF

) audio outputs may be used in place of the stereo audio outputs (

AUDIO R

and L). In most cases these outputs offer a higher level of audio quality, including support for 5.1 surround sound.

•

S-video connections may be used in place of the standard RCA video connections. In most cases, S-video offers a higher level of standard definition video quality than RCA video.

The video connection method does not support HD video. For more information, see “Connecting your DCT* to an HDTV – Video Only” on page 18.

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