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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 Initial Setup
screen (page 19) 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 pay 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 FRONT 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.