Hookups with a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9
LP
20917-003
IN
OUT
S VIDEO
VHF/UHF
IN
ANTENNA
OUT
TV
CABLE BOX
(MONO)
IN
CH3
CH4
IN
OUT
75
Ω
ANT /
CABLE
Connections
1
Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANTENNA IN jack.
2
Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the TV OUT jack on
the VCR to the IN jack on the Cable Box/DBS.
3
Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT jack on the
Cable Box/DBS to the TV’s ANTENNA IN jack.
Recording One Channel/Watching Another
1
Put the Cable Box/DBS on the same channel as the VCR’s
CH3/CH4 switch. Set the TV to the Cable Box/DBS output chan-
nel (03 or 04).
Then, with the VCR in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on
the display panel), use the CH(annel)
8
/
9
button to select the
channel you want to record at the VCR. Start the recording.
2
Press the VCR/TV button once to put the VCR in TV position.
(The VCR light will disappear.)
3
Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable Box/DBS.
1
2
With this connection:
•
You may watch one channel while recording another.
•
You may not record scrambled channels.
3
Cable signal
RF coaxial cable
RF coaxial cable
VCR
Cable Box/DBS
TV’s
ANTENNA
IN jack
• When you play a tape, make sure
the Cable Box/DBS is set to the
same channel as the CH3/CH4
switch on the VCR. Set the TV to the
Cable Box/DBS output channel (03
or 04).
Helpful Hint
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