Setup
SETUP
VCR and Cable Box
Before connecting a cable box, see “About Using CableCARD” on page 17.
Using
S VIDEO jacks?
See page 23.
For best results, use this connection if:
❑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 50.)
❑Use the TV remote control to change channels coming directly into the TV’s CABLE jack. (The TV’s tuner provides a better signal than the cable box.)
❑Record channels coming through the cable box and channels coming directly into the TV.
To connect a VCR and cable box, you need:
❑A splitter, which is a small, inexpensive device that you can purchase at your local electronics store.
❑Four coaxial cables.
❑Two A/V cables or two S VIDEO cable with audio cables.
To connect the VCR and cable box
1Connect the CATV cable to the single (input) jack of the splitter.
2Use a coaxial cable to connect one of the splitter’s two output jacks to the TV’s CABLE jack.
3Use a coaxial cable to connect the splitter’s other output jack to the cable box’s input jack.
4Use a coaxial cable to connect the cable box’s output jack to the VCR’s RF input jack.
5Use a coaxial cable to connect the VCR’s RF output jack to the TV’s VHF/UHF jack.
6Use an A/V cable to connect the cable box’s A/V output jacks to the TV’s A/V input jacks.
7Use an A/V cable to connect the VCR’s A/V output jacks to the TV’s A/V input jacks.
8Run Auto Program, as described in “Setting Up the Channel List” on page 43.
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