VCR and Cable or

For best results, use this connection if:

Antenna

❑ Your cable company does not require you to use a cable box.

 

To connect the VCR and Cable or Antenna

Setup

Using

S VIDEO jacks? See page 7.

TV

1Connect the CATV cable or Antenna to the VCR’s input jack.

2Use a coaxial cable to connect the VCR’s output jack to the TV’s VHF/UHF jack.

3Use an A/V cable to connect the VCR’s A/V output jacks to the TV’s A/V input jacks.

4Run Auto Program, as described in “Setting Up the Channel List” on page 20.

SETUP

DIGITAL

AUDIO

OUT

PCM/

DOLBY DIGITAL

Coaxial cable

VCR

CATV cable/antenna

A/V cable

Notes on Using This Connection

To Do This ...

Do This ...

Cables are often

color-coded to connectors.

Connect red to red, white to white, etc.

Watch the VCR

Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the

 

illustration).

 

 

Watch cable channels

Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the cable input.

 

 

Set up the TV remote control

If you have a non-Sony VCR, you must program the remote control. See

to operate the VCR

“Programming the Remote Control” on pages 24-25.

 

 

Activate the TV remote

Press VCR/DVD FUNCTION.

control to operate the VCR

 

 

 

Control VCR functions with

See “Operating a VCR” on page 26.

the TV remote control

 

 

 

Label video inputs to easily

See the instructions for setting up Video Labels on page 45.

identify equipment connected

 

to the TV

 

 

 

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