Sony SLV-777HF Operating Instructions - Page 25

Incompatible cable box with only a few scrambled, channels, using an A/B switch

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Getting Started Hookup 6 Pages 25 to 29 Incompatible 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 Rear of TV VHF/UHF A A/B switch A B VCR VHF/UHF IN OUT or VHF B UHF or VHF C UHF Match the type of connector on your TV: A, B, or C. For connector types B and C, no UHF connection is required. continued Getting Started 25

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Getting Started
Getting Started
IN
OUT
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
Hookup 6
Incompatible 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)
A/B switch
A
or
or
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
A
VHF
B
UHF
VHF
C
UHF
Match the type of
connector on your
TV: A, B, or C.
For connector
types B and C, no
UHF connection is
required.
B
Splitter
Wall
Cable box
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VCR
continued