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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:
❑
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 37.)
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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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Two A/V or S VIDEO cables 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 a coaxial 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 cable box’s A/V output jacks to
the TV’s A/V input jacks.
6
Use an A/V cable to connect the VCR’s A/V output jacks to the
TV’s A/V input jacks.
7
Run the Auto Setup program, as described in “Setting Up the
Channel List” on page 32.
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DIGITAL CABLE BOX USERS: If you are connecting a digital cable
box, you will need a special bi-directional splitter that is designed
to work with your digital cable box. Contact your cable provider for
details.
Using
S VIDEO jacks?
See page 15.
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