HP MD5020n User Guide - Page 22

Cable and VCR/DVR

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Cable and VCR/DVR If you have standard cable service or have a CableCARD installed and you have a VCR or personal DVR, you can connect them as shown in the following illustration. You can also use this connection if you have a DVR with built-in cable box capabilities. NOTE: • • If your device has different connectors from those shown, use the highest quality video connection available. Observe the color coding on connectors. If all cable channels are scrambled and you have no CableCARD installed, connect the incoming cable directly to the DVR cable box (omit the splitter and omit the connection to the TV cable input). To do this... Watch cable channels Watch VCR or DVR program Scan for available channels Program the remote control to operate the VCR or DVR Use the remote control to operate the VCR or DVR Do this... Press Source and select Cable. Press Source and select Video 1. See "Finding Your Channels" on page 32. See "Programming for Other Devices" on page 36. Press Device to select AUX or DVR. 22 Setting Up the TV

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Setting Up the TV
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Cable and VCR/DVR
If you have standard cable service or have a CableCARD installed and you have a VCR or personal DVR,
you can connect them as shown in the following illustration. You can also use this connection if you have a
DVR with built-in cable box capabilities.
NOTE:
If your device has different connectors from those shown, use the highest quality video
connection available. Observe the color coding on connectors.
If all cable channels are scrambled and you have no CableCARD installed, connect the
incoming cable directly to the DVR cable box (omit the splitter and omit the connection to the
TV cable input).
To do this...
Do this...
Watch cable channels
Press
Source
and select
Cable.
Watch VCR or DVR program
Press
Source
and select
Video 1.
Scan for available channels
See “Finding Your Channels” on page 32.
Program the remote control to operate the VCR or DVR
See “Programming for Other Devices” on page 36.
Use the remote control to operate the VCR or DVR
Press
Device
to select
AUX
or
DVR.