Cable-tv connections, I back of vcri, Converter box back of tv – RCA VPT 385 User Manual
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Cable-TV Connections
Your
VCR
is
designed
to
receive
unscrambled
cable
channels
1
through
48
plus
98
and
99
without
a
“converter
box”.
(These
channels
are
sometimes
designated
2
through
13.
A
through
W,
W+1
through
W+ 12, A-2, A-1 and A-
8
.)
IF YOUR AND YOUR CABLE-TV THEN USE
TV IS; SYSTEM HAS: DIAGRAM(S):
cable-compatible
no scrambled channels
A
some or ail channels
scrambled
D
not
cable-compatible
no scrambled channels
B or C
some or all channels
scrambled
D
The
manner
in
which
you
interconnect
your
VCR
and
TV
with
a
cable-TV
system
is
dependent
primarily
on
(a)
whether
your
TV
is
cable-compatible
and
(b)
whether
any
channels
on
your
cable-TV
system
are
scrambled.
Use
the
Selection
Chart
at
the
left
to
determine
which
one
of
the
following
four
Cable-TV
connection
diagrams
(A-D) you should use.
Note: If you wish to also record one or more local UHF
channels
that
your
Cable-TV
system
does
not
offer,
first
follow
the
appropriate
cable-TV
connection
instructions
described
below,
then
connect
your
UHF
antenna
to
your
VCR
as
described
in
the
section
titled
“Antenna
Connections".
B
• DISCONNECT CABLE TV
FROM CONVERTER
FROM
CABLE
TV
SYSTEM
TO
CONVERTER
------
DISCONNECT
FROM
YOUR
CONVERTER
CONNECT CABLE TV TO VCR
FROM
CABLE TV
SYSTEM
r'
NO
UHF
__
CONNECTIONS
i BACK OF VCRi
When
you
use
this
set
of
connections,
keep
your
TV
tuned
to
the
channel
you
have
been
using
(usually
channel
3
or
4)
and
use
the
converter
box
as
you
always
have
for
normal
TV
viewing
and
for
viewing
some other channel while you are reeording.
CONNECT VCR TO CONVERTER. DO NOT CHANGE
I
ORIGINAL CONNECTION
I
FROM CONVERTER TO TV
VCR
COAXIAL
I
RF CABLE I
(SUPPLIED) I
DO NOT
DISCONNECT
VHP
ROUND
TV JACK
CONVERTER BOX
BACK OF TV
When
you
want
to
view
the
channel
you
are
recording,
or
when
you
play
the
VCR,
tune
the
“converter
box”
to
the
same
channel
that
you
have
set the channel switch on the back of the VCR, either
channel
3
or
4.
(This
is
called
the
“VCR
channel”
throughout the operating instructions in this manual.)
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