HP MD5020n User Guide - Page 23

Cable Box and VCR/DVR If you have a set-top cable box (STB), and you have a VCR or personal DVR, you can connect them as shown in the following illustration. NOTE: • • • • If your devices have different connectors from those shown, use the highest quality video connections available. Observe the color coding on connectors. For digital cable, your set-top cable box might require a special two-direction splitter. Contact your cable provider for information. Or you can omit the splitter and omit the connection to the TV cable input. If all channels are scrambled, connect the incoming cable directly to the cable box (omit the splitter and omit the connection to the TV cable input). You can eliminate the cable box if your cable provider can install a CableCARD in the TV. See "Installing a CableCARD" on page 30. To do this... Watch cable-box channels Watch VCR or DVR programs Watch cable channels directly Program the remote control to operate these devices Use the remote control to operate the cable box Use the remote control to operate the VCR or DVR Do this... Press Source and select Component 1. Press Source and select Video 1. Press Source and select Cable. See "Programming for Other Devices" on page 36. Press Device to select STB. Press Device to select AUX or DVR. Making Your Connections 23