CATV (CABLE TV) CONNECTIONS
Many cable companies offer services permitting reception of extra channels including pay or subscription channels. This 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 channels which are intentionally scrambled. If you subscribe to a special channel which is scrambled, you must have a descrambler box for proper reception. Below are six common methods of connection.
1 | VCR |
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| IN |
Incoming Cable | OUT |
ALLOWS: * Recording of nonscrambled channels.
*Use of the programmable timer.
*Recording of one channel while watching another.
TV
VHF/UHF IN (ANT)
2
VCR
Converter/
Descrambler
IN
Incoming | OUT | |
Cable | ||
|
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 VCR tuner to select channels.
NOTE:
To record from converter/descrambler, VCR tuner must be tuned to the converter output channel, usually channel 3 or 4.
3 | VCR |
|
Incoming Cable
|
| TV |
IN | Converter/Descrambler | VHF/UHF |
|
| IN (ANT) |
OUT |
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ALLOWS: * Recording of nonscrambled channels. | NOTE: | |
* Use of the programmable timer. | If you are playing a tape or using the tuner | |
* Recording an unscrambled channel while watching | built into the VCR, the converter must be set | |
any channel selected at the converter box. | to the video channel output of the VCR | |
PREVENTS: Recording scrambled channels. | ||
(either 3 or 4). |
NOTE: Whenever a Converter/Descrambler box is placed before the VCR, you must tune the VCR to the output of the Converter/Descrambler box, usually channel 3 or 4.
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