Sony KD-34XBR2 Operating Instructions Manual page 21

Connec_ng andSet_ngUpthe DTV
Connecting a VCR and Cable Box
Use this hookup if
Cl Your cable TV company scrambles some channels, but not all of
them (pay channels vs. regular cable channels), so you need to
use a cable box
Cl You want to use the Twin View or Scrolling Index feature.
With this setup you can
Cl Use the DTV remote control to change channels using your cable
box when the signal is scrambled.
Cl Use the DTV remote control to change channels using your DTV
when the signal is not scrambled. (Your DTV's tuner provides a
better signal than the cable box.)
Cl Use the Twin View and Scrolling Index features.
Cl Record both regular cable TV and scrambled channels.
Toconnect a cable box and a VCll,you will need
Cl A small inexpensive device known as a splitten
Cl Three short coaxial cables.
Cl Either a combination audio/video cable, or an S VIDEO cable
and audio cables.
] Connect the CATV cable to the single (input) jack of the splitter.
2 Use a coaxial cable to connect one of the two output jacks of the
splitter to the DTV's CABLE jack.
3 Use a coaxial cable to connect the other output jack of the splitter
to the input jack of the cable box.
4 Use a coaxial cable to connect the output jack of the cable box to
the input jack of the VCR.
5 Use the video line (yellow) of a combination audio/video (A/V)
cable to connect the video output jack of the VCR to the video
input jack of the DTV.
6
Connect the left (white) and right (red) audio output channels of
the VCR to the respective input jacks on the DTV.
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