The Zenith DTT901 is a digital TV tuner converter box. It's used to retrofit old model analog TV sets with an ATSC (digital) tuner. While the Zenith DTT901 is meant to be hooked up to a TV set, VCR or DVD recorder, the DTT901 can also be connected to other audio and video devices. For example, if there is a concert or some other event airing on TV that you would like to make an audio cassette recording of, it's very easy to connect the audio output from the Zenith DTT901 to the input of a tape recorder.
Instructions
Tape Recorders with RCA Inputs
1. Insert one end of the RCA audio cable with the white plugs into the white RCA output jack labeled "Audio L" on the back of the converter. Plug the other end of this cable into the white RCA input jack on the back of the tape recorder.
2. Plug one end of the RCA audio cable with the red plugs into the red RCA output jack labeled "Audio R" on the back of the converter. Plug the other end of this cable into the red RCA input jack on the back of the tape recorder.
3. Turn on the converter box and the TV it is hooked up to. Turn on the tape recorder.
4. Insert a blank audio cassette into the tape recorder. Press "Record" plus "Pause" on the tape recorder to place it in record-standby mode. If everything is hooked up properly you should not only be able to hear audio from the converter box through the TV, but also through the tape recorder speakers. The signal meter on the tape recorder should also be moving. If the signal is too low or too high, adjust the tape recorder's input level. This is usually accomplished by turning an input level dial, located somewhere on the face of the tape recorder, clock-wise to increase the input leave and counter-clockwise to decrease the input level.
Tape Recorders with Stereo Input
5. Insert the red RCA plug, located on one end of the stereo to RCA cable, into the red RCA output jack labeled "Audio R" on the back of the converter. Insert the white RCA plug into the white RCA output jack labeled "Audio L" on the back of the converter.
6. Plug the stereo plug, located on the other end of the stereo to RCA cable, into the stereo input jack on the tape recorder.
7. Turn on the converter box and the TV it is connected to. Turn on the tape recorder.
8. Insert a blank audio cassette into the tape recorder. Press "Record" plus "Pause" on the tape recorder to place it in record-standby mode. If everything is hooked up properly you should not only be able to hear audio from the converter box through the TV, but also through the tape recorder speakers.
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