Sony SLV-420 - Manual (Page 12)

Hookup 3
Cable box with only a
few scrambled
channels
or
No cable box
Use this hookup if you do not have a cable box. Also use this hookup if
your cable company cannot supply a cable box that is compatible with
the VCR's cable box control feature, and your cable system scrambles
only a few channels.
Background
This VCR can record virtually any unscrambled cable charmel. Some
cable systems scramble specific channels, usually premium or pay-per-
view channels. You v/ill not be able to record scrambled charmels with
this hookup.
What you can and can't do with this hookup
What you can do
• Record
2
my unscrambled cheumel
What you can't do
• Record scrambled channels that require a cable box
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