CATV (CABLE TV) Connections
Many cable companies offer services permitting reception of extra channels including pay or subscription channels. The main unit has an extended tuning range and can be tuned to most cable channels without using a cable company supplied converter box, except for those channels which are intentionally scrambled. If you subscribe to a special channel which is scrambled, you must have a descrambler box for proper reception.
IMPORTANT:
Make sure the TV/CATV menu option is set to the “CATV” mode. This unit cannot receive scrambled programs since it does not contain a descrambler. In order to receive scrambled programs, your existing descrambler must be used. Descrambler boxes are available from cable companies. Consult your local cable company for more information concerning connection to their descrambler equipment. There are many ways to connect your unit to a cable system. Below are six common methods of connection.
Incoming cable
TV
DVD/VCR OUTPUT | AM LOOP |
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| FM 75Ω |
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L | AUDIO OUT |
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AUDIO |
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R | |||
3 CH | 4 CH | ||
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VHF/UHF |
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IN | VHF/UHF |
(ANT) | |
| IN (ANT) |
OUT |
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( TV) |
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Main unit
Allows:
•Recording of nonscrambled channels.
•Use of the programmable timer.
•Recording of one channel while watching another.
Incoming cable
Converter/Descrambler
TV
DVD/VCR OUTPUT | AM LOOP |
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| FM 75Ω |
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L | AUDIO OUT |
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AUDIO |
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R | |||
3 CH | 4 CH | ||
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VHF/UHF |
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IN | VHF/UHF |
(ANT) | |
| IN (ANT) |
OUT |
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( TV) |
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Main unit
Allows:
•Recording of channels through the converter box (scrambled and unscrambled).
•Using the programmable timer to record only the channel selected at the converter box.
Incoming cable
DVD/VCR OUTPUT
AM LOOP | VHF/UHF |
FM 75Ω | IN |
(ANT) |
L | AUDIO OUT |
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AUDIO |
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R | OUT | |||
3 CH | 4 CH | |||
| ( TV) | |||
Prevents:
•Recording one channel while watching another.
•Using the VCR tuner to select channels.
Note:
To record from converter/descrambler, VCR tuner must be tuned to the converter output channel, usually channel 3 CH or 4 CH.
TV
Converter/
Descrambler VHF/UHF
IN (ANT)
Main unit
Allows:
•Recording of nonscrambled channels.
•Use of the programmable timer.
•Recording an unscrambled channel while watching any channel selected at the converter box.
Prevents:
Recording scrambled channels.
Note:
If you are playing a tape or using the tuner built into the main unit, the converter must be set to the video channel output of the main unit (either 3 CH or 4 CH).
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