8 Hookups With a Cable Box / Direct Broadcast System
There are two ways to connect your Cable Box/DBS to the VCR. With this connection:
●You may view any channel.
●You must select channels at the Cable Box/DBS. Channels cannot be changed at the VCR.
●You may not view a channel other than the one you are recording.
●You may not program channels at the VCR.
●You can only program a timer recording for one channel at a time. Set the TV and the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (channel 03 or 04), and set your Cable Box/DBS to the channel you want to record. When you enter the channel you want to record in a timer recording, select channel 03 or 04 (the Cable Box/DBS output channel). (This is step 5 on page 29.) Leave the Cable Box/DBS on for a timer recording.
●If you use the VCR Plus+ Programming system, set the Cable/TV channel to the Cable Box/DBS output channel (03 or 04) for every VCR Plus+ channel in the VCR Plus+ Cross Reference Map. You must set the Cable Box/DBS to the channel you want to record; leave the Cable Box/DBS on for the timer recording. Details are on page 33.
1 Cable Box/DBS | 2 VCR |
IN
OUT
Cable
Signal
RF coaxial
cable
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| ANT |
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| IN |
OUT | IN | OUT |
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VIDEO | CH3 CH4 | |
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75V |
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ANT | / |
CABLE | |
RF coaxial
cable
TV’s
3 ANTENNAJack IN
Connections
1
Connect a Cable signal to the IN Jack on the Cable Box/DBS.
2
Use an RF coaxial cable (supplied) to connect the OUT Jack on the Cable Box/DBS to the ANT(enna) IN Jack on the VCR.
3
Use a second RF coaxial cable to connect the OUT Jack on the VCR to the TV’s ANTENNA IN Jack.
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) o/p buttons to set the VCR to the Cable Box/DBS 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 view/record at the Cable Box/DBS.
