Sony SLV-N99 Operating Instructions Manual page 12

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Hookup 1
Using the cable box control feature
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 channels on the cable box, simplifying the recording process. A
list of compatible cable boxes is on pages 37 and 38.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any channel by using the Cable Mouse to select channels on the cable box
What you can't do
• Record with the cable box turned off
• Record one channel while watching another channel
Wall
VCR
PLUG IN
( )
VHF/UHF
POWER
CABLE BOX
CONTROL
CONTROL S
OUT
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Hookups
RM-CM101
Cable Mouse
(not supplied)
Cable box
IN
OUT
or
or
IN
OUT
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
Match the type of
A
connector on your
TV: A, B, or C.
VHF
For connector types
B
B and C, no UHF
connection is
UHF
required.
VHF
C
UHF
Positioning the Cable Mouse
Place the Cable Mouse so that it
hangs out over the front of the
remote sensor on the cable box.
Side view
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