Sony SLV-N50 Operating Instructions - Page 19

Hookup 4, Connecting a cable box with only a few scrambled, channels, using an A/B switch

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Getting Started Hookup 4 Connecting a cable box with only a few scrambled channels, using an A/B switch Recommended use By using an A/B switch (not supplied), this hookup allows you to record both scrambled and unscrambled channels conveniently. What you can do with this hookup • Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel directly on the VCR (the A/B switch is set to A) • Record any scrambled channel by selecting the channel on the cable box (the A/B switch is set to B) What you can't do • Record one scrambled channel while watching another channel (the A/B switch is set to B) Wall Splitter Cable box IN OUT A/B switch A B VCR VHF/UHF IN OUT Rear of TV VHF/UHF A Match the type of connector or on your TV: A, VHF B, or C. B For connector types B and or UHF C, no UHF connection is VHF required. C UHF continued Hookups 19

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Getting Started
19
Hookups
Hookup 4
Connecting a cable box with only a few scrambled
channels, using an A/B switch
Recommended use
By using an A/B switch (not supplied), this hookup allows you to record both
scrambled and unscrambled channels conveniently.
What you can do with this hookup
Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel directly on the VCR (the
A/B switch is set to A)
Record any scrambled channel by selecting the channel on the cable box (the A/B
switch is set to B)
What you can’t do
Record one scrambled channel while watching another channel (the A/B switch is
set to B)
IN
OUT
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
VHF
UHF
VCR
Match the type
of connector
on your TV: A,
B, or C.
For connector
types B and
C, no UHF
connection is
required.
B
C
or
or
Cable box
A
VHF
UHF
Wall
A
B
A/B switch
Splitter
continued