Sony KD-34XBR2 Primary User Manual - Page 21
Connecting a VCR and Cable Box
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Connecting and Setting Up the DTV Connecting a VCR and Cable Box Use this hookup if ❑ Your cable TV company scrambles some channels, but not all of them (pay channels vs. regular cable channels), so you need to use a cable box ❑ You want to use the Twin View or Scrolling Index feature. With this setup you can ❑ Use the DTV remote control to change channels using your cable box when the signal is scrambled. ❑ Use the DTV remote control to change channels using your DTV when the signal is not scrambled. (Your DTV's tuner provides a better signal than the cable box.) ❑ Use the Twin View and Scrolling Index features. ❑ Record both regular cable TV and scrambled channels. To connect a cable box and a VCR, you will need ❑ A small inexpensive device known as a splitter. ❑ Three short coaxial cables. ❑ Either a combination audio/video cable, or an S VIDEO cable and audio cables. 1 Connect the CATV cable to the single (input) jack of the splitter. 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect one of the two output jacks of the splitter to the DTV's CABLE jack. 3 Use a coaxial cable to connect the other output jack of the splitter to the input jack of the cable box. 4 Use a coaxial cable to connect the output jack of the cable box to the input jack of the VCR. 5 Use the video line (yellow) of a combination audio/video (A/V) cable to connect the video output jack of the VCR to the video input jack of the DTV. ✍ If your VCR has an S VIDEO jack, you can substitute an S VIDEO cable for the video line of an A/V cable. The S VIDEO cable will provide improved video signal quality. 6 Connect the left (white) and right (red) audio output jacks on the VCR to the respective input jacks on the DTV. (Continued on the next page) 15