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Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hookups)
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Advanced Operations (Cable Box Hookups)
Hooking Up to a Cable Box
The cable box brings all the advantages of pay cable, but finding a satisfactory
hookup can be challenging. To sort out what to do, we suggest a step-by-step
approach to installation.
You will need RF TV splitters, coaxial cable jumpers, and possible RF switches
to try various configurations. These are not furnished with your VCR because
each installation will have different needs and require different cable lengths.
Before you begin, take a close look at the back of your TV to see where cables
are currently connected. You may need to reconnect them that way later. As an
aid to memory, use masking tape to label each cable and connection.
A Step-by-Step Approach
Try the hookups listed as Options 1 through 4. They are based on whether the
cable channel signals are scrambled, unscrambled, or a combination. (Your
cable company can tell you more about this.)
After each hookup, power up the VCR and the TV. Use the CHANNEL PRESET
screen (page 25) to select option CATV1 or CATV2. Then check out the system
using these questions as a guide.
Does the TV receive the same number of channels as before the installation?
Does the VCR record all channels?
Do the VCR and TV remote control functions work?
Can I record on one channel while watching another?
Do I receive my pay channels, and do all special cable features work?
If any function does not work, or works in an unexpected way, hook up
everything the way it was when you started and begin again with the next hookup
option.
If you don't have a direct video connection - the one using the audio/video cable -
make sure the TV channel is set to 3 or 4 when you play back a tape.
Consult the cable company or the cable converter manual for assistance in using
the VCR with a cable converter. You will probably need to set the VCR to
channel 3 or 4 and then use the cable converter to switch stations. There may be
additional procedures for picking up pay-for-view or scrambled channels, which
the cable company will gladly help you with.
Option 1--All Channels Scrambled
1. Remove the cable company's cable line from the back of your TV. Connect it
to the IN FROM ANT lower jack on the back of the VCR.
2. Using the 75 ohm coaxial cable supplied with your VCR, connect either end to
the VCR's OUT TO TV upper jack.
3. Connect the other end of the 75 ohm cable to the TV, in the same place where
you removed the cable line.