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Cable Color Codes
If the cables are color coded, use the yellow cable for video, the white cable for left channel
audio, and the red cable for right channel audio. Sometimes there is a black cable used instead of
one of the other colors. If you are using mono audio, i.e. your recorders only have one jack for
audio, not two jacks, then use only the left audio channel connections on the distribution amp.
Using video and audio cables, make the following connections
(First connect the distribution amp to power. Follow instructions in your distribution amp manual)
1Connect a cable from the video (yellow) output of the Master Playback Device to the video
input of the distribution amplifier.
2Connect a cable from the Left (white) audio output of the Master Playback Device to the
left audio input of the Distribution Amplifier.
3If using slave recorders that have stereo audio, also connect a cable from the right (red)
output of the Master Playback Device to the right audio input of the Distribution Amplifier.
4Connect a cable from the first L (left audio) output of the distribution amplifier to the left
(white) audio input of the slave recorder.
5If using stereo recorders, then also connect a cable from the first R (right audio) output
of the distribution amplifier to the right (red) audio input of the slave recorder.
6Connect a cable from the first V (video) output of the distribution amplifier to the video
(yellow) input of the slave recorder.
7Connect a cable from the left audio (white) output of the slave recorder to the left audio
(white) audio input of a TV/Monitor.
8Connect a cable from the video (yellow) output of the slave recorder to the video (yellow)
video input of a TV/Monitor.
9If using stereo recorders, connect a cable from the right (red) output of the slave recorder to
the right (red) video input of a TV/Monitor.
10 Switch to the proper video input on the slave recorder, such as Line, L, L-1, Video, AUX
or the like (see Switch Slave VCR or DVD Recorder to the Proper Inputsection below).
11 For each additional slave recorder used, repeat steps 4-10 above.
Note:If you do not use a video selector to feed slave recorder outputs to a TV/monitor, then
each time you add a slave recorder, you may need to disconnect a slave recorder
from the TV/monitor, then connect the new recorder to the TV/monitor in order for the
recorder to display the input selection on the TV/monitor.. This is not needed if the
recorder displays the channel/input selection on the front panel rather than only via
the TV/monitor, nor is it needed if you connect an audio/video selector between the
outputs of the slave recorders and the input of the TV/monitor. Video selectors are
available from Sign Video or your Sign Video dealer.
Switch Slave VCR or DVD Recorder to the Proper Input or it Won’t Record.
The most common error made when hooking up slave recorders for video duplication is failure to
select the video input on the slave recorders. The VCR or DVD recorder must be switched to the
video input, not to channel 3 or 4 or anything else. Some recorders also have more than one set
of audio and video inputs, typically a front input set and a rear input set, so you must also select
the correct audio/video input set.
The video input select may display in several ways, such as AUX, L, Line, Input, or Video. It will
generally not display as a number as it might be confused with channel numbers. L-1 or Video 1
usually (not always) indicates a rear input, L-2, Video-2, F or F-1 a front input. If there is more
than one input set, you need to select the input set that you used to connect your cables.
