Sony SLV-780HF Operating Instructions Manual page 18

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18 | Getting Started
Recommended use
By using an A/B switch (not supplied), this hookup allows you to
record both scrambled and unscrambled channels conveniently. With
the A/B switch set to position "A," you can record unscrambled
channels by selecting channels directly with the VCR. You only use
position "B" and the cable box to record a scrambled channel.
What you can and can''t do with this hookup
What you can do
© Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on the
VCR (the A/B switch is set to A)
e Record any scrambled channel by selecting the channel on the cable
box (the A/B switch is set to B)
What you can't do
e Record one channel while watching another channel
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