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D.
Follow this diagram if your cable company requires a converter/decoder box for premium channels and you also want to
connect a VCR.
Incoming
Cable
Convertor / Decoder Box
IN
OUT
IN
FROM
ANT
OUT
TO
TV
Back of VCR
Back of TV
CONVERTER
ANT A
CABLE / ANTENNA
ANT B
2-Way Signal Splitter*
(such as AHO47)
V
L
R
Most cable companies that require use of a converter/decoder
box only require the box for scrambled premium channels
like HBO or Showtime. All the other cable-TV channels can
usually be viewed without the converter box. Therefore, by
using a signal splitter, you can send the incoming cable-TV
signals directly to the TV and also thru the converter/decoder
box and VCR as shown above.
You can easily switch between the signals coming into the
ANT A
jack and the
ANT B
jack by pressing the
ANTENNA
button
on the remote control. The channel numbers will change
colors to let you know which antenna signals you are
watching. When the numbers are blue, you are seeing the
ANT A
signals. When the numbers are yellow, you are seeing
the
ANT B
signals.
The cable-TV channels that are not scrambled can then be
seen whenever the TV is receiving the
ANT A
signals. The
cable-TV channels that are scrambled can then be seen thru
the converter box and then thru the VCR whenever the TV is
receiving the
ANT B
signals. Most VCRs will feed the signal
thru their antenna jacks even when the VCR is turned off.
This allows you to watch scrambled channels from the
converter box without having to turn on the VCR.
This connection can be useful because it will let you record a
scrambled channel on the VCR at the same time you are
watching a non-scrambled channel thru the
ANT A
jack on the
TV.
For picture-in-picture viewing, be sure to also connect the
audio/video cables from the VCR to the TV as shown on
pages 43-44. The VCR must be turned on and tuned to the
output channel of the cable box (usually 2, 3, or 4) for
picture-in-picture viewing.
*Optional accessory available from your dealer or electronics
supply store. Mail order form is on page 33.
Note: Be sure to also connect the VCR’s
AUDIO
and
VIDEO OUT
jacks to
the TV’s
AUDIO
and
VIDEO IN
jacks as shown on pages 43-44. The
audio/video connections are necessary for picture-in-picture viewing
and for stereo playback from the VCR. To see the signals from the
VCR that are going into the TV’s
INPUT
jacks, select TV channel 91 if
you connected the VCR to the
INPUT
1
jacks or select channel 92 if you
connected the VCR to the
INPUT
2
jacks. Select TV channel 90 if you
have an S-VHS VCR connected to the TV’s
S
-
VIDEO
connector.
Incoming
Cable
2-way Signal Splitter*
(such as AH047)
Coaxial Antenna Cables*
(such as AH037 or AH065G)
Back of VCR
Converter/Decoder Box
See note
below
Remember to tune the TV to the output
channel of the VCR (usually 3 or 4)–the
same channel as the position of the VCR’s
CH
3
/
CH
4
switch.
Remember to tune the VCR to
the output channel of the
converter box (usually 3 or 4).
