Are you having trouble figuring out all those ports on the back of the Slingbox PRO-HD?
The Slingbox PRO-HD is designed to be connected to as many as 3 different video sources at a time: one high definition component source, one standard definition S-Video or composite source, and one digital antenna/basic cable source.
Below are descriptions of the different video connections and examples of what they look like when all set up.
Before you begin, take a look at the back of your video
sources. What types of connections do they have?
- If one of them is an HD source,
you definitely will want to connect the video source using red, green and blue component cables. Component connections
provide the best quality video.
- The next best is S-Video. S-Video is the funny-looking cable with the 5 little pins on the connector.
- If your source isn't HD and doesn't provide an S-Video connection, you can use composite video.
- If you have basic cable or a digital antenna, you can connect a coaxial cable and use the tuner that is built in to the Slingbox.
Hooking up your Slingbox to an High Definition video source
This diagram will show you how to go about hooking up your HD video source to your Slingbox PRO-HD by using component cables.
Hooking up your Slingbox to a Standard Definition video source
This is a series of two diagrams that will show you how to hook up your standard definition video source to your Slingbox PRO-HD using an S-Video cable or composite cables.
Hooking up your Slingbox to basic cable or a digital antenna
The coax inputs on the back of the Slingbox PRO-HD are connected to an internal tuner, so you can hook up either your basic cable or a digital antenna. You can also connect a set-top box - just remember what channel that set top box uses.
Connecting the Remote Control IR cable
The Remote Control IR cable is what enables the Slingbox to control your video source when you are watching TV on your computer or mobile phone. Here is a nice image of how it should be set up.
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