Hookup 6

Incompatible cable box with only a few scrambled channels, using an A/B switch

Recommended use

By using an A/B switch (not supplied), this hookup allows you to record both scrambled and unscrambled channels conveniently.

What you can do with this hookup

Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel directly on the VCR (the A/B switch is set to A)

Record any scrambled channel by selecting the channel on the cable box (the A/B switch is set to B)

What you can’t do

Record one scrambled channel while watching another channel (the A/B switch is set to B)

Started Getting

Wall

Splitter

Cable box

Rear of TV

(not supplied)

 

 

 

VHF/UHF

 

IN

 

 

OUT

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

VHF

A/B switch

A B

VCR

VHF/UHF

IN

OUT

B

UHF

or

VHF

C

UHF

Match the type of connector on your TV: A, B, or C.

For connector types B and C, no UHF connection is required.

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