Newbie hook-up question
bmitd67
I am having trouble hooking parts of my system up.
I have:
Marantz SR7300 A/V Receiver
Sony KDE-37XS955 HDTV
Motorola HD cable box
JVC HR S5902U VCR
Panasonic DVD RV32
I want to record and playback VHS can somebody help with a schematic?
Right now I have
1. all digital audio is running to 7300
2. component running from cable box to TV
3. the DVD (component) running to the TV
4. the RF is running to the VHS
5. the VHS (S-video) running to the TV
Is this correct? Should I be running the RF to the VHS at all? My cable
provider doesn't support HDMI yet. Should any video be running trough
the 7300? I am using a harmony universal remote to control as much as
possible.
ANY help is appreciated.
Lucas Tam
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
> Right now I have
> 1. all digital audio is running to 7300
> 2. component running from cable box to TV
> 3. the DVD (component) running to the TV
> 4. the RF is running to the VHS
> 5. the VHS (S-video) running to the TV
>
> Is this correct? Should I be running the RF to the VHS at all? My cable
> provider doesn't support HDMI yet. Should any video be running trough
> the 7300? I am using a harmony universal remote to control as much as
> possible.
Does your receiver support video switching? If it does, you should run
everything through your AV receiver, that way you can control all functions
(i.e. switching) with one remote. The drawback is that your receiver has to
be on to watch TV, watch a DVD, or watch a tape.
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bmitd67
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Lucas Tam
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> just audio? will running the video through the receiver degrade video?
Videophiles say it does unless you have a wide-bandwidth (>40mhz) component
out, DVI, or HDMI...
But I personally can't see the difference between hooking directly to my TV
or through my receiver. I'm using a Pioneer VSX-1014 which has 40mhz
component bandwidth.
I would just just hook everything through the receiver for simplicty.
If you find it annoying to have to turn on your receiver all the time - see
if your cable box has dual outputs. My Scientific Atlanta 3250 has the
ability to output on both component and S-Video/Composite. I have my box
hooked up to both my TV and receiver, so I can watch my cable box with or
without my receiver on : )
Gary A. Edelstein
Suggested hook up below. This is based on other posts where you said
your receiver has component vid switching.
Raw cable: split raw cable with a 75 ohm 2-way splitter with one leg
to the VCR antenna in and the other to the HD box. Note: if the HD
box has a bypass cable out, you can connect that to the VCR rather
than use the splitter.
HD box: Component vid out to receiver input. Digital audio out to
receiver input. Composite vid and L/R analog audio outs to VCR A/V
inputs.
VCR: Composite vid and L/R analog audio outs to receiver A/V input,
like VCR1 or Video1. RF out to TV antenna in.
DVD Player: Component vid out to receiver input. Digital audio out to
receiver input.
Receiver: Component monitor vid out to TV. Composite monitor vid out
to TV.
This setup will allow you to record from the box with the VCR aux
input (al least any channels that are downconverted to the composite
out) as well as record analog nonscrambled cable stations with the VCR
tuner. You'll be able to watch nonscrambled analog cable stations
with the TV tuner while recording from the box or recording from the
VCR tuner. You could also watch any stations output from the box
while recording with the VCR tuner.
Gary E
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