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8 Hookups With a Cable Box
This connection allows you to view any channel. After you connect the Cable Box, VCR, and TV as shown below, the features described on this page will be available.
1.Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box.
IN
OUT
ANT |
IN
OUT | IN | OUT |
VIDEO CH3 CH4
3.Use a second RF coaxial cable to con- nect the OUT jack on the VCR to the TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack.
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ANT | / |
CABLE | |
2.Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable Box to
the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the VCR.
ANTENNA IN Jack
Back of TV (example only)
Recording and Viewing a Scrambled or Unscrambled Channel
1
With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR/TV light will appear), use the CHANNEL (Up/Down) buttons to set the
VCR to the Cable Box output channel (channel 03 or 04).
2
Set the TV to the same channel to which you set the VCR.
3
Select the channel you want to watch or record at the Cable Box.
Watching TV With the VCR Off
Use the TV channel selector to set the TV to the Cable Box output channel (channel 03 or 04). Then, select the channel you want to watch at the Cable Box.
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Timer Recordings
With this connection, you may set a timer recording as described on pages 26 - 29. However, remember the following:
●You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time.
●Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box output channel (channel 03 or 04).
●When you enter the channel you want to record, select chan- nel 03 or 04 (the Cable Box output channel). (This is step 7 on page 28.)
●Set your Cable Box to the channel you want to record.
●Leave the Cable Box on while you are recording.
Helpful Hints
•With this hookup, channels cannot be changed using the VCR remote control. You must select channels at the Cable Box.
•You can not view a channel other than the one you are recording (the instructions on page 32 do not work with this hookup).
•You cannot program channels with this hookup (as discussed on page 12).