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OPERATING YOUR SET-TOP (cont.)
Using an RF-bypass module
If an RF-bypass module has been installed on the rear panel of your set-top, the regular (analog)
channels can bypass your set-top. For you to turn RF-bypass on or off, your set-top must be turned
on. However, once set, the RF-bypass will work even when your set-top is turned off.
To turn on the RF-bypass feature, press the
BYPASS
button on your remote control.
To turn off the RF-bypass feature, press the
BYPASS
button again.
While the RF-bypass is on, the word BYPASS is lighted on the front panel of your set-top.
When the RF-bypass is on
, you can use the TV’s remote control to tune to any of the available regular
(analog) channels and watch that channel on your TV. This may be a different channel from the
channel that your set-top is tuned to. (The number of the channel it is tuned to is shown on its front
panel.) You can record on your VCR the channel that your set-top is tuned to. This means that, when
the RF-bypass is on, you can watch a regular (analog) channel on your TV and, at the same time,
record a
different
channel (digital or analog) on your VCR.
When the RF-bypass is off
, you will see on your TV the channel that your set-top is tuned to. This is
the same channel that your VCR receives. So, when the RF-bypass is off, you can record only the
channel that you are watching on your TV.
Lightning storms
Occasionally, a lightning storm may affect your set-top. It may appear that it has stopped working, but
you can easily restore its operation as follows.
Unplug your set-top’s power cord at the wall AC outlet. Then plug this power cord in again at the
wall AC outlet (and, if there is a switch by this outlet, switch it to its ON position).
