Sony KV-27HS420 Instructions: TV stand (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual page 20

TV
Notes on Using This Connection
To Do This ...
Watch cable (unscrambled)
channels
Watch cable box (scrambled)
channels
Watch the VCR
Set up the TV remote control
to operate the cable box or
VCR
Activate the TV remote
control to operate the cable
box or VCR
Control specific cable box and
VCR functions with the TV
remote control
Label video inputs to easily
identify equipment connected
to the TV
A/V cable
A/V cable
Do This ...
Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the cable input (UHF/VHF in the
illustration).
Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the cable box input (VIDEO 3 in the
illustration). Use the cable box to change channels.
Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the
illustration). Use the VCR to change channels.
If you have a non-Sony VCR, you must program the remote control. See
"Programming the Remote Control" on pages 37-38.
For the cable box, press
FUNCTION.
See "Operating a Cable Box" on page 44 and "Operating a VCR" on page 43.
See the instructions for setting up Video Labels on pages 58-59.
Coaxial
cable
Splitter
(not supplied)
Coaxial
cable
Cable box
Coaxial
cable
VCR color-coded to connectors.
SAT/CABLE FUNCTION. For the VCR, press
CATV
cable
If you are connecting a
digital cable box, you will
need a special
bi-directional splitter
designed to work with
your cable box.
Cables are often
Connect red to red,
white to white, etc.
VCR/DVD
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