Getting Started
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Step 3: Hookups (continued)
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Hookup 4
Cable box with only a few scrambled channels, using
an A/B switch
Recommended use
By using an A/B switch (not supplied), this hookup allows you to record
both scrambled and unscrambled channels conveniently.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel directly on the
VCR (the A/B switch is set to A)
• Record any scrambled channel by selecting the channel on the cable box
(the A/B switch is set to B)
What you can’t do
• Record one scrambled channel while watching another channel (the A/B
switch is set to B)
A/B switch
A
or
or
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
A
VHF
B
UHF
VHF
C
UHF
B
Splitter
Wall
Cable box
VCR
Match the type
of connector
on your TV: A,
B, or C.
For connector
types B and C,
no UHF
connection is
required.
IN
OUT
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
