Sony DHR-1000 - Manual (Page 14)

14 Getting Started
Hookup 1
Recommended use
You should use this hookup if you have a cable box, especially if your
cable system scrambles all or most channels. This hookup allows the
VCR’s cable box control feature to control the channel on the cable box,
simplifying the recording process. A list of compatible cable boxes is on
page 34.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any channel using the VCR’s cable box control feature to
select channels on the cable box
What you can’t do with this hookup
• Record with the cable box turned off
• Record one channel while watching another channel
Using cable box
control
VCR
Cable Mouse
Rear of TV
Match the type of
connector on your
TV: A, B, or C.
or
or
UHF
VHF
Positioning the Cable Mouse
Place the Cable Mouse so that it
hangs out over the cable box front.
VHF
UHF
VHF/UHF
For connector types
B and C, no UHF
connection is
required.
A
C
B
Cable box
Side view