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CABLE BOX / SPLITTER / VCR / DTV HOOKUPS

Refer to the user’s guide that came with your Cable box and your VCR owner’s manual for available hookup options and operating instructions.

CABLE BOX / SIGNAL SPLITTER / VCR / AV CONNECTIONS (VIDEO1)
1 Connect a cable from the Cable Service wall plate to the “IN” terminal on a signal splitter.

2 Connect one splitter “OUT” to the DTV ANT terminal and the other splitter “OUT” to the Cable Box “IN” terminal using two 75 ohm coaxial cables.

3 Connect the Cable box “OUT” terminal to the VCR “IN” terminal using another 75 ohm coaxial cable.

4 Connect your Cable box Video Out jacks to the VCR Video In jacks, matching connector colors to jack colors (optional for better recording quality).

5 Connect your VCR Video Out jacks to the DTV VIDEO1 jacks, matching connector colors to jack colors.

6 Press the MENU key on the DTV’s remote and select All Channel Search to program in your Cable channels. (Refer to the DTV owner’s manual.)

7 Use the INPUT key on the DTV’s remote to select Video 1 to watch premium channels and VCR playback.

NOTES: This hookup does not provide for off-air digital channels to be received. Only non-premium Cable channels are received by the DTV tuner.

You can record a premium cable channel and watch a non-premium cable channel. The VCR must be powered ON to watch premium channels.

Select premium channels and channels to be recorded with the Cable box tuner.

Set VCR channel to match RF output from Cable box (usually channel 2, 3, or 4). Check with your provider for details.

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