Hookup 4

Using the cable box/satellite receiver control feature

Recommended use

You should use this hookup if you have a cable box, especially if your cable system scrambles all or most channels. This hookup allows the VCR’s cable box/satellite receiver control feature to control the channels on the cable box, simplifying the recording process. A list of compatible cable boxes is on page 36.

What you can do with this hookup

Record any channel by using the cable box/satellite receiver control feature to select channels on the cable box

What you cannot do

Record with the cable box turned off

Record one channel while watching another channel

Started Getting

Cable box

Wall

IN

OUT

VCR

VHF/UHF

IN

OUT

or

or

Rear of TV

VHF/UHF

Match the type of

A

connector on your TV: A, B, or C.

VHF

For connector

 

B types B and C, no

UHF

UHF connection

is required.

 

VHF

C

UHF

Positioning the Cable box

Place the Cable box on top of the VCR so that it may not block the sensor window on the VCR.

Side view

continued

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