Sony VHS SLV-685HF - Manual (Page 22)

Getting Started 22
SONY SLV-685HF (E) 3-859-040-11 (1)
Hookup 5
DSS (Digital Satellite System) receiver
Recommended use
Use this hookup if you have a DSS receiver. It allows the VCR’s cable box
control feature to control the channel on the DSS receiver, simplifying the
recording process. A list of compatible DSS receivers is on page 32.
DSS (Digital Satellite System) is a satellite broadcast that provides superior
digital-quality video and crisp digital-quality audio. A variety of program
packages are available through your program providers. It also has program
guides that are sorted by program categories.
What you can do with this hookup
•
Record any channels using the VCR’s cable box control feature to select
channels on the DSS receiver.
What you can’t do
•
Record with the DSS receiver turned off
•
Record any channels from cable or an antenna
(To record channels from cable or an antenna, turn off the cable box control
feature.)
•
Use a cable box
•
Record programs with VCR Plus+
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Step 3: Hookups (continued)
or
or
Positioning the Cable Mouse
Place the Cable Mouse so that
it hangs out over the DSS
receiver front.
VHF
UHF
A Match the type
of connector on
your TV: A, B or
C
B For connector
types B and C,
no UHF
connection is
required.
C
VHF/UHF
Rear of TV
DSS receiver
VCR
Side view
or
UHF
VHF
Wall
( )
IN
OUT
CABLE BOX
CONTROL
CTRL S
OUT
PLUG IN
POWER
VHF/UHF
AUDIO VIDEO
LINE-1
IN
LINE
OUT
AUDIO VIDEO
LINE
OUT
OUT
VHF/UHF
IN
RM-CM101
Cable Mouse
(not supplied)