Step 3: Hookups (continued)
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)
Splitter [._ Cable box
Y A_B
t
X
11
VHFMHF
IN
OUT
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
........ _._A Match the type of
connector on your
or "IV: A, B, or C.
VHF
........ -_B For connector
types B and C, no
or UHF UHF connection is
required.
VHF
........ ._C
UHF
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