Hookups With a Cable Box/Direct Broadcast System (cont’d) 9

With this connection:

You may watch one channel while recording another.

You may not record scrambled channels.

1 VCR

 

2 Cable Box/DBS

AUDIO

ANT

L

IN

 

 

 

IN

VIDEO

OUT

OUT

OUT IN

CH3 CH4

 

 

 

Cable

RF coaxial

cable

Signal

 

75 ANT / CABLE

RF coaxial

3

TV’s ANTENNA

IN Jack

cable

Connections

1

Connect a Cable signal to the VCR’s ANT(enna) IN Jack.

2

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

3

Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the

Cable Box/DBS to the ANTENNA IN Jack on the TV.

Recording One Channel/Watching Another

1

Put the Cable Box/DBS on the same channel as the VCR’s CH3/CH4 switch. Set the TV to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (03 or 04).

Then, with the VCR in VCR position (the VCR/TV light will appear on the display panel), use the CHANNEL o/p but- tons to select the channel you want to record at the VCR. Start the recording.

2

Press the VCR/TV button once to put the VCR in TV position. (The VCR/TV light will disappear.)

3

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

Helpful Hint

When you play a tape, make sure the Cable Box/DBS is set to the same channel as the CH3/CH4 switch on the VCR. Set the TV to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (03 or 04).

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Magnavox VR601BMX, VR401BMX owner manual Recording One Channel/Watching Another, TV’s Antenna

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