Sony SLV-N80 Operating Instructions Manual page 26

Hookup 6
Connecting a cable box with only a few scrambled
channels, using an A/B switch
Recommended use
By using an A/B switch (not supplied), this hookup allows you to record both
scrambled and unscrambled channels conveniently.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel directly on the VCR (the
A/B switch is set to A)
• Record any scrambled channel by selecting the channel on the cable box (the A/B
switch is set to B)
What you can't do
• Record one scrambled channel while watching another channel (the A/B switch is
set to B)
Splitter
Wall
A/B switch
VCR
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Hookups
Cable box
IN
OUT
A B
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
Match the type
A
of connector
on your TV: A,
or
B, or C.
VHF
For connector
B
types B and
UHF
or
C, no UHF
connection is
VHF
required.
C
UHF