Connecting the TV

VCR and Cable Box

Before connecting a cable box, see “Using CableCARD Device” on page 29.

For best results, use this connection if:

sYour cable TV company scrambles some channels, but not all of them (pay channels vs. regular cable channels) and you need to use a cable box.

With this connection you can:

sUse the TV’s remote control to change channels on your cable box when the signal is scrambled. To program your Sony remote control to operate your cable box, see “Programming the Remote Control” on page 44.

sUse the TV’s remote control to change channels on your TV when the signal is not scrambled. Your TV’s tuner provides a better signal than the cable box.

Disconnect all power sources before making any connections.

1Connect the CATV cable to the single (input) jack of the splitter.

2Use a coaxial cable to connect one of the output jacks of the splitter to the TV’s CABLE input jack.

3Use a coaxial cable to connect the splitter’s other output jack to the cable box’s input jack.

4Use a coaxial cable to connect the cable box’s output jack to the VCR’s RF input jack.

5Use an A/V cable to connect the cable box’s A/V output jacks to the TV’s A/V input jacks.

6Use A/V and S VIDEO cables to connect the VCR’s AUDIO and S VIDEO OUT jacks to the TV’s AUDIO and S VIDEO IN jacks.

If your VCR is not equipped with S VIDEO, use a VIDEO cable (yellow) instead of the S VIDEO cable.

7Run Initial Setup, as described in “Setting Up the Channel List” on page 31.

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