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Setup
VCR and Cable Box
For best results, use this connection if:
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Your cable company scrambles some channels, such as premium
channels (which requires you to use a cable box), but does not scramble
all channels.
With this connection you can:
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Use the TV remote control to change channels coming through the cable
box. (You must first program the remote control for your specific cable
box; see “Programming the Remote Control” on page 54.)
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Use the TV remote control to change channels coming directly into the
TV’s VHF/UHF jack. (The TV’s tuner provides a better signal than the
cable box.)
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Record channels coming through the cable box and channels coming
directly into the TV.
To connect a VCR and cable box, you need:
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A splitter, which is a small, inexpensive device that you can purchase at
your local electronics store.
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Three coaxial cables.
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One A/V cable or one S VIDEO cable with audio cables.
To connect the VCR and cable box
1
Connect the CATV cable to the single (input) jack of the splitter.
2
Use the supplied antenna cable to connect one of the splitter’s two
output jacks to the TV’s VHF/UHF jack.
3
Use a coaxial cable to connect the splitter’s other output jack to the
cable box’s input jack.
4
Use a coaxial cable to connect the cable box’s output jack to the VCR’s
RF input jack.
5
Use an A/V cable to connect the VCR’s A/V output jacks to the TV’s
A/V input jacks.
6
Run the Auto Setup program, as described in “Setting Up the Channel
List” on page 49.
Using S VIDEO jacks? See page 29.
About Using This Connection with Dual Picture (Twin View, etc.) Features
With this connection, you can use all the dual picture features.
