Sony SLV-M20HF Hook-Up Manual page 23

Hookup 5
DSS (Digital Satellite System) receiver
Recommended use
Use this hookup if you have a DSS receiver. It allows the VCR's cable box
control feature to control the channel on the DSS receiver, simplifying the
recording process. A list of compatible DSS receivers is on page 36.
DSS (Digital Satellite System) is a satellite broadcast that provides superior
digital-quality video and crisp digital-quality audio. A variety of program
packages are available through your program providers. It also has program
guides that are sorted by program categories.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any channels using the VCR's cable box control feature to select
channels on the DSS receiver
What you can't do
• Record with the DSS receiver turned off
• Record any channels from cable or an antenna
(To record channels from cable or an antenna, turn off the cable box control
feature.)
• Use a cable box
• Record programs with VCR Plus+
• Use the GUIDE Plus+ system
• Use the Auto Clock Set feature
Wall
or
VCR
VHF/UHF
CONTROL S
OUT
AUDIO VIDEO
IN
CABLE BOX
CONTROL LINE-1 IN
OUT
PLUG IN
( )
POWER
LINE OUT
VHF/UHF
LINE
IN
OUT
OUT
AUDIO VIDEO
DSS receiver
Rear of TV
or
or
Positioning the Cable Mouse
Cable
Place the Cable Mouse so that
Mouse
it hangs out over the DSS
receiver front.
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VHF/UHF
A Match the type
of connector on
your TV: A, B or
C.
VHF
B For connector
types B and C,
no UHF
UHF
connection is
required.
VHF
C
UHF
Side view
continued
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