Hooking Up Your VCR
Connecting Cable and Cable Box, if only some channels are scrambled
1You will need a cable splitter, five lengths of coaxial cable, and a cable A/B switch.
2Connect cable from wall outlet to IN terminal on the cable splitter.
3Connect the coaxial cable to OUT terminal on the cable splitter and
4Connect the second coaxial cable to the other OUT terminal on the splitter and IN (or CABLE) on the cable box.
5Connect the third coaxial cable to the OUT or TV on the cable box and
6Connect the fourth coaxial cable to OUT terminal on the A/B switch and ANTENNA IN on the VCR.
7Connect the fifth coaxial cable to the ANTENNA OUT on the VCR to the TVÕs ANTENNA jacks (varied by TV).
8If your TV has audio and video inputs, continue with the connections on the next page. If not, plug in power cords of VCR, TV, and cable box.
This connection will allow you to watch one non- scrambled channel while you record another
With this connection, you should set the A/B switch to A to record a
To record a scrambled channel, set the switch to B, select your cable output channel (usually 3 or
4)on the VCR and select the channel you wish to record on the cable box. At this time your TV will not be able to show any other channel.
IMPORTANT
With this connection, you cannot:
¥record a scrambled channel and watch a
¥record a
¥record one scrambled channel and watch a different scrambled channel.
A/B Switch
A
B
OUT 
IN
Cable box
VCR Rear Panel
ANTENNA |
IN |
OUT |
supplied coaxial cable
Splitter
IN
OUT OUT
From Cable
wall outlet 
UHF
OR
VHF 
VHF/UHF
TV Rear Panel
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