Cable-tv connections (continued) – RCA VPT 385 User Manual
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Cable-TV Connections (continued)
C.
When
you
use
these
connections
the
A-B
switch
is
used to select either the converter output or the VCR
output.
This
arrangement
will
let
you
use
your
VCR
G)
Disconnect Cable-TV from converter.
Q)
Connect splitter to converter.
G) Disconnect TV from converter cable. ® Connect splitter to VCR.
Q) Connect Cable-TV to input of splitter.
Q )
Connect converter to A-B switch.
as
a
“remote-controlled
converter
box”
when
you
are
not recording, as explained below the diagram.
0 Connect VCR to A-B switch.
® Connect A-B switch to TV.
Viewing any cable-TV channel while you record some
other channel with the VCR.
Viewing all scrambled channels.
Viewing cable channels when the VCR is turned off.
(Cable channels 2 through 13 can also be viewed with the
VCR turned off and the A-B switch set to position “B.”)
• Playing a recording,
• Viewing a nonscrambled chaimel at the same time you
are recording it (channel selected with the VCR tuner).
Note: When you set the A-B switch to “B,” tune your TV to
the same channel that you have selected on the back of your
VCR (3 or 4). This is called the “VCR channel” throughout
this manual.
D,
This
the
converter
boxes,
both
for
recording
and
norma!
TV viewing.
system requires two “converter boxes” from
your cable-TV company, and there may be an
additional charge. All channels must be selected with
(3 Disconnect Cable-TV from converter.
(*)
Connect splitter to each of the converters.© Connect VCR to A-B switch.
0 Disconnect TV from converter cable. (D Connect one converter to A-B switch. (i) Connect A-B switch to TV.
0 Connect Cable-TV to input of splitter. (J) Connect other converter to VCR.
• Viewing any cable-TV channel while you record some
other channel with the VCR.
• Viewing any cable-TV channel when your VCR is turned
off.
Note: When you set the A-B switch to “B," tune your TV to
VCR (3 or 4). This is called the “VCR channel” throughout
• Playing a recording.
•
Viewing any channel at the same time you are recording
it. Select the channel with the converter that is connected
to the VCR, and tune the VCR to the output channel of
the converter (usually 3 or 4).
the same channel that you have selected on the back of your
this manual.