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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 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 60.
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Use the remote control to change channels coming directly into the TV’s
CABLE input 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 CABLE input 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 (VIDEO 1 or 3).
6
Use a coaxial cable to connect the VCR’s RF output jack to the TV’s
VHF/UHF input jack.
7
Run the Auto Setup program, as described in “Setting Up the Channel
List” on page 55.
About Using This Connection with Dual Picture (Twin View, etc.) Features
With this connection, you can use all the dual picture features.
Using S VIDEO jacks? See page 33.
