76 USING Sky±HD
TAKING CONTROL
YOUR SKY±HD BOX
Connecting other devices
To connect your box to a DVD/video recorder or a TV aerial,
follow the set up shown on the right.
See also the user guides supplied with your devices.
If you notice that the picture quality is affected, connect
your Sky±HD box directly to the TV instead of through the
DVD/video recorder
.
To connect your box to an audio system, you can use;
EITHER a coaxial digital audio cable;
OR an audio (L/R) cable;
OR an optical digital audio cable, as shown here.
To make the most of listening to programmes through
your audio system, see Switching on Dolby
®
Digital audio
(page 77). Please note that some older amplifiers may not
support Dolby
®
Digital audio. See your audio system’s user
guide for more information.
Mains socket
HDTV
Option 2
Coaxial digital
audio cable
Option 3
Optical digital
audio cable
Option 1
audio cable
L/R cable
Telephone socket
Home Cinema / Hi Fi
Broadband router
Connecting to an audio system
Minidish
Connecting to a DVD / VCR recorder
Telephone socket
HDTV
DVD / VCR recorder
RF lead
Broadband router
Mains socket
Aerial
Minidish
Aerial lead
Scart lead