8 Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System
There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection:
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You may view any channel.
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You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. You can not change channels at the VCR.
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You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording.
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You may not program channels at the VCR.
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You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable
Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04). Set the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch to the same channel. Set your Cable
Box/DBS to the channel you want to record. When you enter the channel you want to record in a timer record-
ing, select channel 03 or 04 (the Cable Box/DBS output channel). (This is step 5 on page 35.) Leave the Cable
Box/DBS on for a timer recording.
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If you use the VCR Plus+ Programming system, set the Cable/TV channel to 3 or 4 (Cable Box/DBS output chan-
nel) for every VCR Plus+ channel in the VCR Plus+ Cross Reference Map. You must set the Cable Box/DBS to
the channel you want to record; leave the Cable Box/DBS on for the timer recording. Details are on page 39.
AUDIO
ANT
IN
OUT
VIDEO
L
R
OUT
IN
CH3 CH4
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
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ANT /
CABLE
TV’s
ANTENNA IN
Jack
Cable Box/DBS
VCR
Recording/Viewing Any Channel
Connections
1
With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display
panel), use the CH(annel)
o
/
p
buttons to set the VCR to the Cable
Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04). Set the CH3/CH4 switch
on the back of the VCR to the same channel.
2
Set the TV to the same channel to which you set the VCR.
3
Select the channel you want to view/record at the Cable Box/DBS.
1
Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.
2
Use the supplied black RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable
Box/DBS to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the VCR.
3
Use a second RF coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the
VCR to the TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack.
1
2
3
Cable
Signal
RF coaxial
cable
RF coaxial
cable
