CHOOSING
A
VCR
CONNECTION
There
are several different
ways to connect
!/our VCR, depending
on
whether
or not you have cable service,
and if you have a cable box,
and whether
some of the channels
are scrambled,
and maybe
you
have a satellite
receiver
along
with
cable (but no cable box), or a
satellite
receiver
and no cable on_well,
you get the picture.
Five connections
are described
in this section
and one of them
should
provide
you with
a VCR connection
that
works.
•
TV with
RF jack only
•
TV with
audio/vicleo
jacks
•
TV with
audio/video
jacks and cable
box to unscramble
pay
channels
only
•
TV with
RF jack and satellite
receiver
•
TV with
audio/video
jacks and satellite
receiver
If you need to connect
additional
components
not shown
in the
diagrams
here (and are unsure
of how to connect
them),
refer
to the
instruction
manual
that
came with
that
particular
component.
ADVANTAGES
OF AUDIO/VIDEO
CABLE
CONNECTIONS
Using a simple
coaxial
cable connection
gives you good
picture
quality.
If your
television
has audio/video
jacks,
I highly
recommend
using them
to get even better
picture
quality
when
recording
and
playing
back videotapes.
These connections
give you more
convenient
operation
by not having
to share the TV's antenna
signal.
DON'T
FORGET
ABOUT
TH E AUTO
TV/VCR
FEATURE
The TVNCR
switch
controls
whether
the picture
signal
is coming
from
the VCR or the TV.
You can change
the setting
manually
by using the TV•VCR
button
on
the remote
or you can set the Auto
TVNCR
feature
to ON when
using the IN FROM ANT. and OUT TO TV jacks and OFF when
using
the AUDIO/VIDEO
output
jacks--so
your
TV signal
is not interrupted
when
the VCR is turned
on.
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