RCA P46728 - Manual (Page 34)

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FoUow this diagram if your cable company requires a converter/decoder box for premium channels and you also want to
connect a VCR. .
Incoming
Cable
=аш
2-way Signal Splitter*
(such as AH047)
Coaxial Antenna Cables*
(such as AH037 or AH065G)
CABLE/ANTENNA
Remember to tune the
VCR to the output channel
of the converter box
(usually 2, 3, or 4).
BACK OF VCR
BACK
OF TV
Remember to tune the TV to
the output channel of the VCR
(usually 3 or 4)—^the same •
channel as the position of the
VCR's CHa'CH4 switch.
Most cable companies that require use of a converter/decoder box
only require the box for scrambled premium channels like HBO or
Showtime. All the other cable-TV channels can usually be viewed
without the converter box. Therefore, by using a signal splitter, you
can send the incoming cable-TV signals directly to the TV and also
thru the converter/decoder box and VCR as shown above.
You can easily switch between the signals coming into the
ANT A
jack jmd the
ANT B
jack by pressing the
ANTENNA
button on the
remote control. The channel numbers will change color to let you
know which antenna signal you are watching. When the numbers
are b lue, you are seeing the ANT A signals. When the numbers are
yellow, you are seeing the
ANT B
signals.
The cable-TV channels that are not scrambled can then be seen
whenever the TV is receiving the ANT A signals. The cable-TV
channels that are scrambled can then be seen tluu the converter box
and then thru the VCR whenever the TV is receiving the ANT B
signtJs. Most VCRs will feed the signal thru their antenna jacks
even when the VCR is turned off. This allows you to watch
scrambled channels from the converter box without having to turn
on thie VCR.
This connection can be useful because it will let you record a
scrambled channel on the VCR at the same time you are watching a
non-scrambled channel thru the
ANT A
jack on the TV.
For picture-in-picture viewing, be sure to also connect the audio and
video cables from the VCR to the TV as shown on pages 35-36.
The VCR must be turned on and tuned to the output channel of the
cable box (usually 2,3, or 4) for picture-in-picture viewing.
Note: If you have a stereo VCR, be sure to also connect the
AUDIO and VIDEO £>i/T jacks on the VCR to the AUDIO and
VIDEO ///jacks on theTV as shown on page 35. These additional
audio/video connections are required for picture-in-picture
operation and for stereo playback from the VCR. To see the
signals from the VCR that are going into the INPUT jacks, select
TV channel 91 if you connected the VCR to the INPUT I jacks or
select channel 92 if you connected the VCR to the INPUT! jacks.
Select TV channel 90 if you have an S-VHS VCR connected to the
TV’s S-VIDEO connector.
*
Optional accessories are available from most RCA dealers and .
electronics supply stores.