DVR Station Connection with a very basic cable box or television Antenna Cable Satellite Television (with only one scart connector) Tuner (with only one scart connector) (Cable box, DTV receiver, set-top box, Satellite receiver) RF input (antenna) RF output (to TV) To Television Right Left Ext Output Cable Standard Set up with External Tuner OUT This setup schematic uses the standard cables supplied with the European version of the DVR Station. Watching Regular TV IN ARCHOS DVR Station To just watch TV normally, (whether your ARCHOS is plugged into the DVR Station or not), you will select a specific channel on your television that will show what the tuner (cablebox, digital TV receiver, etc.) is tuned to. The information that came with your tuner (cablebox, Digital TV receiver, etc.) should specify which channel you must set your television to. You will change the station you are viewing by using your Tuner's (cablebox, Digital TV receiver, ect.) remote control. Playing your ARCHOS to the TV If you want your ARCHOS to play out to your TV, press the TV button of your ARCHOS remote control. Normally, the TV will be notified by the DVR Station that it is sending a video signal to the TV and the TV will switch its input from your tuner to the scart input on the back of your television (the one that the ARCHOS is connected to) and display your ARCHOS on your TV. If it does not switch automatically to your ARCHOS, then you must command your television to display from the input that the DVR Station is connected to. Usually there is a button on the TV or the TV's remote control labeled `input' that will allow you to change which input is being shown on the television. (in this example, you would switch to Ext [external]). If you do not see the image of the ARCHOS on the TV when you press the ARCHOS remote control's TV button (the ARCHOS screen will go to black at this time), check that your video output settings are correct for your region. (Your ARCHOS must be inserted into the DVR Station for the TV out settings to be available.) Tools > Settings > TV out > TV Connection : RGB Tools > Settings > TV out > TV Standard : PAL (EUROPE) Input Cable General Connection Illustration UK EU Xtech Cable Tuner 45 Recording TV on the ARCHOS To record TV manually, use your tuner's remote control to choose the station to record. On the ARCHOS, Choose the bottom icon DVR Station and then select Video Recorder. You will see the image of your television on the screen with the ARCHOS on-screen information (volume, record gain, file name, etc.). On the ARCHOS remote control, press the Menu button (top right button) and select Start Recording. When you are finished recording, use the menu button again and select Stop Recording. You can also set the ARCHOS to stop recording after a specified amount of time by choosing Menu > Settings > Auto Stop Rec. Once this is set to a given number of hours and minutes, the recording will stop after that time. DVR Station Connection with cable box and television having two scarts each Television Antenna Cable Satellite Tuner RF input (antenna) TV Scart RF output (to TV) VCR Scart (Cable box, DTV receiver, set-top box, Satellite receiver) Output Cable Standard Set up with External Tuner OUT This setup schematic uses the standard cables supplied with the European version of the DVR Station. Watching Regular TV IN Playing your ARCHOS to the TV ARCHOS DVR Station To just watch television, (whether your ARCHOS is plugged into the DVR Station or not), you will select input AV1 on your television (the scart you have connected your tuner to) and you will change the station you are viewing by using your Tuner's (Cablebox, Satellite Dish, ect.) remote control. There should be no difference from how you watched TV before and after you installed the DVR Station. If you want your ARCHOS to play out to your TV, press the TV button of your ARCHOS remote control. Normally, the TV will be notified by the DVR Station that it is sending a video signal to the TV and the TV will switch from the AV1 input (your tuner) to the correct input AV2 (your ARCHOS) and display your ARCHOS on the TV. If it does not switch automatically to your ARCHOS, then you must command your television to display from the input that the DVR Station is connected to. Usually there is a button on the TV's remote control labeled input that will allow you to change which input is being shown on the television. (in this example, you would switch to input AV 2). If you do not see the image of the ARCHOS on the TV when you press the ARCHOS remote control's TV button (the ARCHOS screen will go to black at this time), check that your video output settings are correct for your region. (Your ARCHOS must be inserted into the DVR Station for the TV out settings to be available.) Tools > Settings > TV out > TV Connection : RGB Tools > Settings > TV out > TV Standard : PAL (EUROPE) Input Cable General Connection Illustration UK EU Recording TV on the ARCHOS Tuner Xtech Cable To record TV manually, use your tuner's remote control to choose the station to record. On the ARCHOS, Choose the bottom icon DVR Station and then select Video Recorder. You will see the image of your television on the screen with the ARCHOS on-screen information (volume, record gain, file name, etc.). On the ARCHOS remote control, press the Menu button (top right button) and select Start Recording. When you are finished recording, use the menu button again and select Stop Recording. You can also set the ARCHOS to stop recording after a specified amount of time by choosing Menu > Settings > Auto Stop Rec. Once this is set to a given number of hours and minutes, the recording will stop after that time. 45 DVR Station Connection for both Television and DVD recording Antenna Cable Satellite Television Tuner RF input (antenna) TV Scart RF output (to TV) VCR Scart (Cable box, Freeview receiver, set-top box, Satellite receiver) S-Video Video Left Right Attention: Your jurisdiction may have special laws regarding the copying of copyrighted materials, even if only for your own personal use. You should familiarize yourself with such laws. ARCHOS strongly condemns copying and/or disseminating copyrighted materials that you are not the owner of or that will not be used solely for your personal viewing. Setup for recording from TV or DVD onto the ARCHOS This setup schematic uses the standard cables supplied with the European version of the DVR Station as well as optional cables and connectors that you can purchase at most electronics or audio/visual retailers. Watching Regular TV To just watch TV, (whether your ARCHOS is plugged into the DVR Station or not), you will select input AV1 on your television (the scart you have connected your tuner to) and you will change the station you are viewing by using your Tuner's (Cablebox, Satellite Dish, ect.) remote control. Output Cable OUT If you want your ARCHOS to play out to your TV, press the TV button of your ARCHOS remote control. Normally, the TV will be notified by the DVR Station that it is sending a video signal to the TV and the TV will switch from regular television to the correct input and display your ARCHOS IN on your TV. If it does not switch automatically to your ARCHOS, then you must command your Playing your ARCHOS to the TV television to display the input that the DVR Station is connected to. Usually there is a button on the TV's remote control labeled input that will allow you to change which input is being shown on the television. In this example, you would switch to input AV 2. If you do not see the image of the ARCHOS on the TV when you press the ARCHOS remote control's TV button (the ARCHOS screen should go to black at this time), check that your video output settings are correct for your region. (Your ARCHOS must be in the DVR Station for the TV out settings to be available.) Tools > Settings > TV out > TV Connection RGB Tools > Settings > TV out > TV Standard PAL (EUROPE) ARCHOS DVR Station DVD Player Video Right Left Audio to Television OUT Recording TV on the ARCHOS To record TV manually, use your tuner's remote control to choose the station to record. On the ARCHOS, choose the bottom icon DVR Station and then select Video Recorder. You will see the image of your television on the screen with the ARCHOS on-screen information (volume, record gain, file name, etc.). On the ARCHOS remote control, press the Menu button (top right button) and select Start Recording. When you are finished recording, use the menu button again and select Stop Recording. You can also set the ARCHOS to stop recording after a specified amount of time by choosing Menu > Settings > Auto Stop Rec. Once this is set to a given number of hours and minutes, the recording will stop after that time. (2) Input Cable UK Watching a DVD With your television's remote control, switch the television to the composite input. There is typically a button on your remote control called Input. Once the composite input is selected, you will see the image from your DVD player on your TV screen. (1) EU General Connection Illustration DVD Player 28:47 Recording a DVD onto the ARCHOS You will need to split the audio and video inputs (1) of your DVR Station using Y-adapters (Y cables can also be used) so that it will receive audio and video from both your DVD player and from the tuner for recording. You will also need a Scart OUTPUT adapter (2) so that the DVD player will send video to both your television and the DVR Station. You may need to turn off your tuner since its video signal could interfer with the one from your DVD player. Start your DVD player and allow it to stay on the main menu screen. Press the TV button on your ARCHOS remote control. From the bottom icon DVR Station, select Video Recorder. You should now see the image of the DVD with the ARCHOS on-screen information on your television. On the ARCHOS remote control, press the Menu button and select Start Recording. Now press Play on your DVD Player. When you are finished recording, use the menu button again to select Stop Recording. You can also set the ARCHOS to stop recording after a specified amount of time by choosing Menu > Settings > Auto Stop Rec. Once this is set, the recording will stop by itself. Tuner Xtech Cable 45 (1) DVR Station Connection with Television and DVD playback to Television Antenna Cable Satellite Television Tuner RF input (antenna) TV Scart RF output (to TV) VCR Scart (Cable box, Freeview receiver, set-top box, Satellite receiver) S-Video Video Left Right Standard Set up with DVD Player This setup schematic uses the standard cables supplied with the European version of the DVR Station. It also illustrates how to connect your DVD player as well (for DVD playing, not for recording DVD onto the ARCHOS). Output Cable Watching Regular TV When watching TV Normally, (whether your ARCHOS is plugged into the DVR Station or not), you will select input AV1 on your television (the scart you have connected to) and you will change the station you are viewing by using your Tuner's (Cablebox, Satellite Dish, ect.) remote control. There should be no difference from how you watched TV before and after you installed the DVR Station. OUT IN ARCHOS DVR Station DVD Player S-Video Video Right Left Playing your ARCHOS to the TV If you want your ARCHOS to play out to your TV, press the TV button of your ARCHOS remote control. Normally, the TV will be notified by the DVR Station that it is sending a video signal to the TV and the TV will switch from regular television to the correct input and display your ARCHOS on your TV. If it does not switch automatically to your ARCHOS, then you must command your television to display from the input that the DVR Station is connected to. Usually there is a button on the TV's remote control labeled input that will allow you to change which input is being shown on the television. (in this example, you would switch to input AV 2). If you do not see the image of the ARCHOS on the TV when you press the ARCHOS remote control's TV button (the ARCHOS screen should go to black at this time), check that your video output settings are correct for your region. (Your ARCHOS must be inserted into the DVR Station for the TV out settings to be available.) Tools > Settings > TV out > TV Connection RGB Tools > Settings > TV out > TV Standard PAL (EUROPE) Audio to Television Input Cable UK Recording TV on the ARCHOS General Connection Illustration DVD Player 28:47 To record TV manually, use your tuner's remote control to choose the station to record. On the ARCHOS, Choose the bottom icon DVR Station and then select Video Recorder. You will see the image of your television on the screen with the ARCHOS on-screen information (volume, record gain, file name, etc.). On the ARCHOS remote control, press the Menu button (top right button) and select Start Recording. Whe ...