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Chapter2: ConnectingYourVCR
Connecting the Antenna or Cableto the VCR(cont.)
connecting cablewitha cablebox, if all channels arescrambled
If your cable system
scrambles
all of its channel_,
follow the
directions
below to connect your ,:able box to your VCR:
O
Disconnect
the cable box from the TV.
O
Connect
the cable from the cable box to the ?-_NTENNA
IN
terminal
on the back of your VCR. Screw or push the cable
onto the terminal
unti! it is tight.
See page 15, "Connecting
the Television."
[:>Important:
If your cable company
scrambles
all of its channels,
you cannot
record one channel
while watching
another.
connectingcable with a cablebox, if only some channels are scrambled
If your cable company
only requires
the use of a cable box for
some channels,
we suggest
using the following connection.
This
connection
will allow you to watch
one non-scrambled
channel
while you record another
non-scrambled
channel.
Beforeyoubegin, you willneed:
• a cable splitter,
• four lengths
of co-axial cable, and
• a cable A/B switch.
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" terminal
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 lo the "A-IN"
terminal
on the A/B switch.
O
Connect
one end of the second coaxial cable to the other '"out"
terminal
on the splitter.
Connect
the other _.-nd of this cable to
the "ANTENNA
IN" terminal
on the cable, box.
Connect
the third coaxial cable to the "ANTENNA
OUT"
terminal
on the cable box. Connect
the othel" end of this cable
to the "B-IN" terminal
on the A/B switch.
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