Installing the TV
15
Connecting a VCR and Cable Box
Use this hookup if:
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Your cable TV company scrambles some channels, but not all of
them (pay channels vs. regular cable channels), so you need to
use a cable box, and
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You want to use the Twin View feature.
With this setup you can:
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Use the TV remote control to change channels using your cable
box when the signal is scrambled.
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Use the TV remote control to change channels using your TV
when the signal is not scrambled. (Your TV’s tuner provides a
better signal than the cable box.)
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Use the Twin View feature.
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Record both regular CATV and scrambled channels.
To connect a cable box and a VCR, you will need:
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A small, inexpensive device known as a splitter.
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Three coaxial cables.
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Either a combination audio/video cable, or an S VIDEO cable
and audio cables.
1
Connect the CATV cable to the single (input) jack of the splitter.
2
Use a coaxial cable to connect one of the two output jacks of the
splitter to the TV’s VHF/UHF jack.
3
Use a coaxial cable to connect the other output jack of the splitter
to the input jack of the cable box.
4
Use a coaxial cable to connect the output jack of the cable box to
the input jack of the VCR.
5
Use the video line (yellow) of a combination audio/video (A/V)
cable to connect the video output jack of the VCR to the video
input jack of the TV.
Connect the left (white) and right (red) audio output channels of
the VCR to the respective input channels on the TV.
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If your VCR has an S VIDEO jack, you can substitute an S VIDEO cable for
the video line of an A/V cable. The S VIDEO cable will provide improved
video signal quality. (You will need audio cables for sound.)
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