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Step 2: Connecting the Antenna Cable
Basic H
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ups and Set
tings
Hookup 2: Connecting a cable box with
many scrambled channels
Use this hookup if your cable system scrambles all or most
channels.
With this hookup:
– You can record any unscrambled channel by selecting the
channel on the cable box. Be sure that the cable box is turned
on.
– You cannot record one channel while watching another
channel.
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Hint
If the cable box has the audio/video output jacks, connect them to the
LINE IN 1 or 3 jacks of this recorder. You can record unscrambled
channels by setting the recorder’s input to “L1” or “L3.”
Note
When connecting the cable box with the antenna hookup only, set the
recorder to the channel where the signal from the cable box appears on
the TV screen.
Hookup 3: Connecting a cable box with
only a few scrambled channels
Use this hookup if your cable system scrambles only a few
channels.
With this hookup:
– You can record any non-scrambled channel by selecting the
channel on the recorder.
– You cannot record scrambled channels that require a cable box.
IN
OUT
~ AC IN
S VIDEO
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
P
B
Y
P
R
S VIDEO
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
1
3
1
2
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
DIGITAL OUT
PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
CONTROL S IN
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
LINE IN
LINE OUT
to VHF/UHF IN
Wall
DVD recorder
to VHF/UHF OUT
Cable box
to antenna
input
Antenna cable (supplied)
: Signal flow
TV
IN
OUT
~ AC IN
S VIDEO
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
P
B
Y
P
R
LINE IN
LINE OUT
S VIDEO
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
1
3
1
2
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
DIGITAL OUT
PCM/DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL
COAXIAL
OPTICAL
CONTROL S IN
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
to VHF/UHF IN
Wall
DVD recorder
to VHF/UHF OUT
Cable box
to antenna
input
Antenna cable (supplied)
: Signal flow
TV
