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Setup
Notes on Using This Connection
CABLE
R-AUDIO -L
VIDEO
S VIDEO
VIDEO IN
1
3
(
MONO
)
Rear of TV
Coaxial
cable
Coaxial
cable
Splitter
Cable Box
A/V cable
CATV cable
A/V cable
Coaxial cable
VCR
To Do This ... Do This ...
Watch cable (unscrambled)
channels
Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the cable input (CABLE in the illustration).
Watch cable box (scrambled)
channels
Turn on the VCR and tune it to the channel the cable box is set to (usually channel 3
or 4). Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the
illustration). Use the cable box to change channels.
Watch the VCR Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the illustration).
Set up the remote control to
operate the cable box or VCR
If you have a non-Sony VCR, you must program the remote control. See
“Programming the Remote Control” on page 58.
Activate the remote control to
operate the cable box or VCR
For the cable box, press SAT/CABLE (FUNCTION). For the VCR, press
DVD/VCR (FUNCTION).
Control specific cable box and
VCR functions with the remote
control
See “Operating a Cable Box” on page 60 and “Operating a VCR” on page 61.
Label video inputs to easily
identify equipment connected to
the TV
See the instructions for setting up Video Labels on page 105.
Do not leave the display indication of the cable box and VCR
turned on.