Catv (Cable Tv) Connections - Toshiba W525 Owner's Manual

CATV (CABLE TV) CONNECTIONS

Many cable companies offer services permitting reception of extra channels including pay or subscription channels.
This VCR has an extended tuning range and can be tuned to most cable channels without using a cable company
supplied converter box, except for those channels which are intentionally scrambled. If you subscribe to a special
channel which is scrambled, you must have a descrambler box for proper reception. Below are six common methods
of connection.
1
Incoming Cable
ALLOWS: * Recording of nonscrambled channels.
* Use of the programmable timer.
* Recording of one channel while watching another.
2
Converter/
Descrambler
Incoming
Cable
ALLOWS: * Recording of channels through the converter box
(scrambled and unscrambled).
* Using the programmable timer to record only the
channel selected at the converter box.
PREVENTS: * Recording one channel while watching another.
* Using the VCR tuner to select channels.
3
Incoming Cable
ALLOWS: * Recording of nonscrambled channels.
* Use of the programmable timer.
* Recording an unscrambled channel while watching
any channel selected at the converter box.
PREVENTS: Recording scrambled channels.
NOTE: Whenever a Converter/Descrambler box is placed before the VCR, you must tune the VCR to the output of
the Converter/Descrambler box, usually channel 3 or 4.
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VCR
IN
OUT
VCR
IN
OUT
NOTE:
To record from converter/descrambler, VCR
tuner must be tuned to the converter output
channel, usually channel 3 or 4.
VCR
IN Converter/Descrambler
OUT
NOTE:
If you are playing a tape or using the tuner
built into the VCR, the converter must be set
to the video channel output of the VCR
(either 3 or 4).
TV
VHF/UHF
IN (ANT)
TV
VHF/UHF
IN (ANT)
TV
VHF/UHF
IN (ANT)