Toshiba SD-V280 manual Catv Cable TV connections, Dvd/Vcr

Connections

CATV (CABLE TV) connections

Many cable companies offer services permitting reception of extra channels including pay or subscription channels. This DVD/VCR has an extended tuning range and can be tuned to most cable channels without using a cable company supplied converter box, except for those premium channels which are intentionally scrambled. If you subscribe to a premium channel which is scrambled, you must have a descrambler box for proper reception.

1		DVD/VCR
			IN
			(FROM ANT)
	Incoming Cable
			OUT
			(TO TV)

TV

VHF/UHF IN (ANT)

Allows: * Recording of nonscrambled channels.

*Use of the programmable timer.

*Recording of one channel while watching another.

2		DVD/VCR
	Converter/

Descrambler

IN

(FROM ANT)

Incoming

CableOUT

(TO TV)

TV

VHF/UHF IN (ANT)

Allows: * Recording of channels through the converter box (scrambled and unscrambled).

*Using the programmable timer to record only the channel selected at the converter box.

Prevents: * Recording one channel while watching another. * Using the DVD/VCR tuner to select channels.

Note:

To record from converter/descrambler, DVD/VCR tuner must be tuned to the con- verter output channel, usually channel 3 or 4.

3	DVD/VCR
		IN
		(FROM ANT)
Incoming Cable
		OUT
		(TO TV)

		TV
Converter/Descrambler	VHF/UHF
	IN (ANT)

Allows: * Recording of nonscrambled channels.

*Use of the programmable timer.

*Recording an unscrambled channel while watching any channel selected at the converter box.

Prevents: Recording scrambled channels.

Note:

If you are playing a tape or using the tuner built into the DVD/VCR, the converter must be set to the video channel output of the DVD/VCR (either 3 or 4).

Note: Whenever a Converter/Descrambler box is placed before the DVD/VCR, you must tune the DVD/VCR to the output of the Converter/Descrambler box, usually channel 3 or 4.

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