8 Hookups With a Cable Box/DSS Receiver
This connection allows you to view any channel. After you connect the Cable Box/DSS Receiver, 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/DSS Receiver.
IN
OUT
AUDIO | ANT |
IN | |
L |
|
OUT |
|
VIDEO | OUT | |
OUT | IN CH3 | CH4 |
2. Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable Box/DSS Receiver to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the VCR.
3.Use a second RF coax- ial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the TV’s ANTENNA IN
Jack.
ANTENNA IN Jack
Back of TV (example only)
Recording/Viewing Any Channel
1
With the VCR on and in VCR position (the VCR light will appear on the display panel), use the CH(annel) Up/Down buttons to set the VCR to the Cable Box/DSS Receiver 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/DSS Receiver.
Watching TV With the VCR Off
1
Use the TV channel selector to set the TV to the Cable
Box/DSS Receiver output channel (channel 03 or 04).
2
Select the channel you want to watch at the Cable Box/DSS Receiver.
Timer Recordings
With this connection, you may set a timer recording as described on pages
●You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time.
●Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box/DSS Receiver out- put channel (channel 03 or 04).
●When you are prompted to enter the channel you want to record, select channel 03 or 04 (the Cable Box/DSS Receiver output channel). (This is step 5 on page 35.)
●Set your Cable Box/DSS Receiver to the channel you want to record.
●Leave the Cable Box/DSS Receiver on while you are recording.
Helpful Hints
•With this hookup, channels cannot be changed at the VCR. You must select channels at the Cable Box/DSS Receiver.
•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).
•If you set up the VCR’s internal Cable Box Controller, the VCR will select the Cable Box channel auto- matically during a timer recording. You must place the Cable Box on top of the VCR. Details are on pages
•Leave the Cable Box/DSS Receiver on while you are recording.
