Sony DHR-1000 Operating Instructions Manual page 14

Hookup 1
Using cable box
control
14
Getting Started
Recommended use
You should use this hookup if you have a cable box, especially if your
cable system scrambles all or most channels. This hookup allows the
VCR's cable box control feature to control the channel on the cable box,
simplifying the recording process. A list of compatible cable boxes is on
page 34.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any channel using the VCR's cable box control feature to
select channels on the cable box
What you can't do with this hookup
• Record with the cable box turned off
• Record one channel while watching another channel
Cable Mouse
Cable box
VCR
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
A Match the type of
connector on your
TV: A, B, or C.
or
VHF
B For connector types
B and C, no UHF
connection is
required.
UHF
or
VHF
C
UHF
Positioning the Cable Mouse
Place the Cable Mouse so that it
hangs out over the cable box front.
Side view