Connection To A Cable Box Or Satellite Box - Sharp DV-RW550U Operation Manual

Connection to a cable box or satellite box

Connection A
Cable
Signal
Select this connection when you want to view or record a scrambled channel.With this connection, channels
cannot be changed on this unit. You can view or record ONLY the channels you have selected on the cable
box or the satellite box.
• While you are recording, only the recorded channel can be viewed.
To select channels of the cable box or satellite box
1) Turn on this unit by pressing POWER .The "POWER" indicator on the front panel will appear. Then,
press CHANNEL to select channel 3 or 4 (the same channel as the output channel of the cable box or
satellite box).
• If noise appears on the TV screen, press VIDEO/TV on the remote control.
• If you use the channel 4, you will need to change this unit's RF output to channel 4.
• Refer to "RF converter output" on page 101.
2) At the TV, select channel 3 or 4 (the same channel as you have selected at STEP 1)).
3) At the cable box or satellite box, select the channel you want to view or record.
Connection B
Cable
Signal
Select this connection when you want to change channels on this unit.With this connection, you may watch
one channel while recording another.
• You may not view or record a scrambled channel.
To select channels of the cable box or satellite box
1) At the cable box or satellite box, select channel 3 or 4 (the same channel as this unit's RF output chan-
nel.)
• Refer to "RF converter output" on page 101.
2) At the TV, select the same channel as the output channel (3 or 4) of the cable box or satellite box.
3) Turn on this unit by pressing POWER. The "POWER" indicator on the front panel will appear.Then,
select the channel you want to view or record.
• If noise appears on the TV screen, press VIDEO/TV on the remote control.
To play back a DVD disc or a videotape
Follow the STEPs 1) to 2) above, to playback a DVD disc or a videotape.
• Refer to "Playback" on pages 47-48, 95.
To view one channel while recording another
1) While you are recording on this unit, press VIDEO/TV.
2) At the cable box or satellite box, select the channel you want to view.
Connections
(Cable box or
Satellite box)
IN
O U T
ANTENNA
IN
OUT
Round Coaxial Cable
(supplied)
(Back of this unit)
ANTENNA
IN
OUT
Round Coaxial Cable
(supplied)
(Back of this unit)
(Cable box or
Satellite box)
IN
O U T
Round Coaxial Cable
(Back of TV)
(Back of TV)
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