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Chapter2: Connecting YourVCR
Connecting the Antenna or Cableto the VCR(cont.)
connecting cablewitha cablebox,ifall channels arescrambled
ANTENNA
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If your cable system
scrambles
all of its ch_nr..els, follow the
directions
below to connect your cable box to your VCR:
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Disconnect
the cable box from the TV.
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Connect
the cable from the cable box to the ANTENNA
IN
terminal
on the back of your VCR. Screw or push the cable
onto the terminal
antil
it is tight.
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See page 15, "Connecting
the Television."
DImportant:
If your cable company
scrambles
all of its cha:_nels,
you cannot
record one channel
while watc_dng
another.
connecting cablewitha cablebox,if onlysomechannels arescrambled
If your cable company
only requires
the use o:"a cable box :['or
some channels,
we suggest
using the follov_int,_ connection.
This
connection
will allow you to watch
one non-scrambled
chaimel
while you record another
non-scrambled
channel.
Before you begin, you will need:
• a cable splitter,
• four lengths
of co-axial
cable, and
• a cable A/B swftch.
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Find the "source"
cable; it usually
comes out of the wall or the
floor. If it is connected
to your cable box, disconnect
it.
Connect
the source
cable to the =in" ter_aJnal
on the cable
splitter.
Connect
one end of a coaxial cable to an "out" terminal
on the
splitter.
Connect
the other end of this cable to the "A-IN"
terminal
on the ArB switc:h.
Connect
one end of the second coaxial
cal_le to the other "out"
terminal
on the splitter.
C,onnect the oth_,r end of this cable to
the "ANTENNA
£N" terminal
on the cable box.
Connect
the third
coaxial cable to the ",_ITENNA
OUT _
terminal
on the cable box. Connect
the Otr:her end of tl_[s cable
to the "B-IN" ternfinal
on the A/B switch.
VCR Back Panel
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A!B Switch
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Splitter
Cable Box
Source cable
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