Sony CS SLV-998HF MX Operating Instructions Manual page 14

Step 3: Hookups (continued)
Hookup 2
No cable box, or incompatible cable box with only a
few scrambled channels
Recommended use
Use this hookup if you do not have a cable box. Also use this hookup if your
cable company cannot supply a cable box that is compatible with the VCR's
cable box control feature, and your cable system scrambles only a few
channels.
What can you do with this hookup
* Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on the VCR
What you can't do
* Record scrambled channels that require a cable box
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