Sylvania DVR90VE owner manual Connection to a cable box or satellite box, Supplied

Connections

Connection to a cable box or satellite box

Connection A

Cable

Signal

(Cable box or Satellite box)

IN OUT

DVD/VCR

ANTENNA

IN

OUT

(Back of this unit)

RF Cable	E
(supplied)

(Back of TV)

Select this connection when you want to view or record a scrambled channel.With this connection, channels cannot be changed on this unit.You can view or record ONLY the channels you have selected on the cable box or the satellite box.

•While you are recording, only the recorded channel can be viewed.

To select channels of the cable box or satellite box

1) Turn on this unit by pressing POWER button.The “POWER” indicator on the front panel will appear. Then, press the CHANNEL buttons to select channel 3 or 4 (the same channel as the output channel of the cable box or satellite box).

• If noise appears on the TV screen, press VIDEO/TV button on the remote control.

•If you use the channel 4, you will need to change this unit’s RF output to channel 4. Refer to “RF converter output” on page 100.

2)At the TV, select channel 3 or 4 (the same channel as you have selected at step 1).

3)At the cable box or satellite box, select the channel you want to view or record.

Connection B

(Back of this unit)

DVD/VCR

	ANTENNA	(Cable box or
	IN
Cable	OUT	Satellite box)		E
Signal		IN	OUT
	RF Cable (supplied)		RF Cable	(Back of TV)

Select this connection when you want to change channels on this unit.With this connection, you may watch one channel while recording another.

• You may not view or record a scrambled channel.

To select channels of the cable box or satellite box

1)At the cable box or satellite box, select channel 3 or 4 (the same channel as this unit’s RF output chan- nel.)

• Refer to “RF converter output” on page 100.

2)At the TV, select the same channel as the output channel (3 or 4) of the cable box or satellite box.

3)Turn on this unit by pressing POWER button. The “POWER” indicator on the front panel will appear. Then, select the channel you want to view or record.

•If noise appears on the TV screen, press VIDEO/TV button on the remote control.

To playback a DVD disc or a tape

Follow the steps 1) to 2) above, to playback a DVD disc or a tape.

•Refer to “Playback” on pages 44-45, 94.

To view one channel while recording another

1)While you are recording on this unit, press VIDEO/TV button.

2)At the cable box or satellite box, select the channel you want to view.

Note to the Cable TV System Installer :

This reminder is provided to call the Cable TV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code, which provides guidelines for proper grounding - in particular, specifying that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as possible.

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