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Follow this diagram if your cable company requires a converter/decoder
box for premium channels and you also want to
connect a VCR.
Incoming
Cable
2-way Signal Splitter*
(such as AH047)
Coaxial Antenna Cables*
(such as AH037 or AH065G)
CONVERTERIDECODER
BOX
Remember to tune the
VCR to the output channel
of the converter box
(usually 2, 3, or 4).
OUT
TO
TV
BACK OFVCR
CABLE/ANTENNA
ANT A
--(_
CONVERTER
BACK
OF TV
Remember to tune the TV to
the output channel of the VCR
(usually 3 or 4)--the
same
channel as the position of the
VCR's CH3/CH4 switch.
Most cable companies
that rcquirc use of a converteffdecoder
box
only require the box for scrambled
premium
channels
like HBO or
Showtime.
All the other cable-TV
channels
can usually be viewed
without
the converter
box.
Therefore,
by using a signal splitter, you
can send the incoming
cable-TV
signals directly
to the TV and also
thru the converter/decoder
box and VCR as shown above.
You can easily switch between
the signals coming
into the ANTA
jack and the ANT B jack by pressing the ANT button on the remote
control.
The channel
numbers
will change color to let you know
which antenna
signal you are watching.
When the numbers
are
blue, you are seeing the ANTA
signals.
When the numbers
are
yellow, you are seeing the ANTB
signals.
The cable-TV
channels
that are not scrambled
can then be seen
whenever
the TV is receiving
the ANTA
signals.
The cable-TV
channels
that are scrambled
can then be seen thru the converter
box
and then thru the VCR whenever
the TV is receiving
the ANT B
signals.
Most VCR's will feed the signal thru their antenna jacks
even when the VCR is turned
off. This allows you to watch
scrambled
channels
from the converter
box without
having to turn
on the VCR.
This connection can be useful because it will let you record a
scrambled channel on the VCR at the same time you are watching a
non-scrambled channel thru the ANTA jack on the TV.
For picture-in-picture
viewing,
be sure to also connect
the audio and
video cables from the VCR to the TV as shown on pages 37-38.
The VCR must be turned on and tuned to the output channel
of the
cable box (usually
2, 3, or 4) for picture-in-picture
viewing.
Note:
If you have a stereo VCR, be sure to also connect
the
AUDIO
and VIDEO
OUT jacks on the VCR to the AUDIO
and
VIDEO
lNjacks
on the TV as shown on page 37. These
additional
audio/video
connections
are required
for picture-in-picture
operation
and for stereo playback
from the VCR.
To see the
signals
from the VCR that are going into the INPUT
jacks,
select
TV channel
91 if you connected
the VCR to the INPUT
I jacks o1
select channel
92 if you connected
the VCR to the INPUT2
jacks.
Select TV channel
90 if you have an S-VHS
VCR connected
to the
TV's
S-VIDEO
connector.
* Optional accessories are available from most RCA dealers and
electronics supply stores.
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