Step 1: Connecting The Aerial Cable And Set Top Box Controller; A: Receiving Freeview (For Digital Broadcasting) - Sony 3-295-080-12(1) Operating Instructions Manual

Step 1: Connecting the Aerial Cable and Set Top Box
Controller
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Notes
• If your aerial is a flat cable (300-ohm twin lead cable), use an external aerial connector (not supplied) to
connect the aerial to the recorder.
• If you have separate cables for AERIAL antennas, use an AERIAL UHF/VHF band mixer (not supplied)
to connect the aerial to the recorder.
• If you disconnect the recorder's mains lead, you will not be able to view the signals from the connected
set top box receiver.

A: Receiving Freeview (For digital broadcasting)

Use this hookup if you can receive Freeview.
With this hookup, you can record any programme position by selecting the programme
position on the recorder.
: Signal flow
1
Disconnect the aerial cable from your TV, and connect it to DIGITAL AERIAL IN on
the rear panel of the recorder.
2
Connect DIGITAL AERIAL OUT of the recorder to the aerial input of your TV using the
supplied aerial cable.
z Hint
For RDR-HXD795/HXD895/HXD995/HXD1095 (except models for the UK) only
When connecting to an indoor aerial, use one with a signal amplifier rated at 5 V, 30 mA. Then set "Aerial
Power" to "On" in the "Digital Tuner" setup (page 127).
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Wall
to DIGITAL AERIAL IN
TV
to aerial input
Aerial cable (supplied)
to DIGITAL AERIAL OUT
DVD recorder