RCA 390 owner manual Cable-TV, Connections

Cable-TV

Connections

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.C.

When you

use

these

connections

the A-Bswitch

is used

This

arrangement

will

let

you

use

your VCR

as a

"remote-

to

select

either

the converter

output or

the VCR

output,

controlled

converter

box"

when

you

are not

recording.

O

Disconnect

Cable-TV

from

converter.

O

Connect

splitter

to

converter

O

Connect

VCR

to

A-B

switch

O

Disconnect

TV

from

converter

cable.

O

Connect

splitter

to

VCR.

O

Connect

A-B

switch

to TV

O

Connect Cable-TV

to

input

of

splitter.

O

Connect

converter

to

A-B switch

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Optional accessory available from your RCA Dealer.

Use "A" Position of A-B Switch For:

•Viewing any cable-TV channel while you record some other channel with the VCR.

•Viewing all scrambled channels

•Viewing cable channels when the VCR is turned off (Cable channels 2 through 13 can also be viewed with the VCFI turned off and the A-B switch set to position "B")

Use "B" Position of A-B Switch For:

•Playing a recording.

•Viewing a nonscrambled channel at the same time you are recording it (channel selected with the VCR tuner)

D.

This system

requires

two "converter

boxes"

from your

charge.

All channels

must

be

selected

with

the Converter

cable-TV

company,

and

there

may

be an

additional

boxes,

both

for recording

and

normal

TV

viewing.

O

Disconnect

Cable-TV

from

converter

O

Connect

splitter

to each

of

the

converters.

O

Connect

VCR to A-B switch

t_

Disconnect

TV

from

converter

cable.

O

Connect

one converter

to A-B switch.

O

Connect

A-B

switch to TV

O

Connect

Cable-TV

to

input

of

splitter

I_

Connect

other

converter

to

VCR.

Optional accessory available from your RCA Dealer Use "A" Position of A-B Switch For:

•Viewing any cable-TVchannel while you record some other channel with the VCR

•Viewing any cable-TV channel when your VCR is turned off

Use "B" Position of A-B Switch For:

•Playing a recording

•Viewing any channel at the same time you are recording it Select the channel with the converter that is connected to the VCR, and tune the VCR to the output channel of the Converter (usually 3 or 4)

Note: When you set the A-B switch to "'IBi'lune your TV to the same channel that you have selected on the back of your VCR (3 or 4)

This is called the "VCR channel" throughout this manual

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