Sony VHS SLV-685HF - Manual (Page 24)

Getting Started 24
SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040-11 (1)
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
VCR
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
Step 3: Hookups (continued)
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IN
OUT
VHF/UHF
IN
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