Posted by Greg on 06/18/06 14:36

Looks like this heads me in the right direction, Gary

The TV has a) DVD/DTV Input, Component; b) S-video in; c) Audio/Video
In; d) Antenna input.

The specs of the recorder show Progressive Scan under Picture/Display.
The combo specs list neither Progressive Scan nor Picture/Display.

The setup that would be most useful to me would be to play video or DVD
from the combo while recording from the TV onto the recorder.

Gary A. Edelstein wrote:
> On 16 Jun 2006 15:28:02 -0700, "Greg" <GreggHall@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>From Philips DVP 3050V DVD/VCR Player
> >DVD/VCR Audio Out White and Red
> >To DVD 3390 DVD Player/Recorder
> >Audio Input White and Red
> >
> >>From Philips DVP 3050V DVD/VCR Player
> >Video Out Yellow
> >To DVD 3390 DVD Player/Recorder
> >Video (CVBS) Ext 1 Yellow
> >
> >Philips DVP 3050V DVD/VCR Player
> >Cable input connected to Antenna In
> >Connections to TV are:
> >TV Out
> >Video (CVBS) Yellow
> >S-video (Y/C)
> >Audio Output L White and R Red
> >
> The Zenith manuals page won't respond, so I couldn't get a manual for
> your TV to determine what inputs it has. Based on some other pages
> that had general specs, it appears the TV has at least 2 A/V inputs
> and one is a component vid in. The key is you should hook up separate
> A/V outputs from the combo player and recorder to the TV and hook up
> an A/V out from the combo player to the recorder.
>
> You'll want to hook up the component vid out from the combo player or
> recorder to the TV, depending on which one will be your primary unit
> for playing DVDs. If only one unit has progressive scan, then that's
> the one you want to hook up with component vid.
>
> Assuming you don't have a cable or satellite box, the TV has at least
> 2 separate A/V ins and you use the combo as the primary player, then
> this is one way to hook it up:
>
> - Broadcast source: Split cable TV or OTA antenna with a 75 ohm 2 way
> splitter, with one leg to the combo player antenna in and the other to
> the recorder antenna in.
>
> - Combo player: RF out to TV antenna in. Component vid out to TV
> component in. Split L/R analog audio out (red and white phono plugs)
> with 2 phono plug y-jacks with one leg to TV audio input corresponding
> to the component in and the other to the recorder input. Composite or
> S-Vid (preferred) to recorder vid input.
>
> - Recorder: Composite or S-Vid (preferred) out to TV in. L/R analog
> audio out to corresponding TV audio in.
>
> You should be able to record on the units separately from broadcast as
> well as view them separately on the TV by switching the source on the
> TV. You should also be able to record non-copy protected content on
> the recorder that is played on the combo player.
>
> Gary E
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