Magnavox VCRVR401BMG, VR601BMG manual Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System, Connections

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8 Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System

There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection:

You may view any channel.

You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR.

You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording.

You may not program channels at the VCR.

You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04); set the CH3/CH4 switch to the same channel. Set your Cable Box/DBS to the channel you want to record. When you enter the channel you want to record in a timer recording, select channel 03 or 04 (the Cable Box/DBS output channel). (This is step 5 on page 29.) Leave the Cable Box/DBS on for a timer recording.

1 Cable Box/DBS

2 VCR

IN

OUT

Cable

Signal

AUDIO

ANT

 

L

IN

OUT

 

 

 

R

 

VIDEO

OUT

OUT

IN

CH3 CH4

 

RF coaxial

cable

75 ANT / CABLE

RF coaxial

cable

TV’s

3 ANTENNAJack IN

Connections

1

Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.

2

Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable Box/DBS to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the VCR.

3

Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack.

Recording/Viewing Any Channel

1

With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR/TV light will appear on the dis- play panel), use the CHANNEL o/p buttons to set the VCR to the

Cable Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04). Set the CH3/CH4 switch to the same channel.

2

Set the TV to the same channel to which you set the VCR.

3

Select the channel you want to view/record at the Cable Box/DBS.

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Contents VCR Hookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System Disconnect the antenna or cable from your TVHookups Without a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System cont’d Plug in the TV and the VCRConnections Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast SystemRecording/Viewing Any Channel Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System cont’d Recording One Channel/Watching AnotherHookups with a Stereo TV VR601BMGPress to turn VCR power on and off Front PanelRear Panel Audio in JacksRerecording Tape Duplication Helpful Hints

VCRVR401BMG, VR601BMG specifications

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