SLV-EX50, SLV-EX80S, SLV-EX90S - Sony VCR Service Manual (repair manual). Page 6

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9
Getting Started
Getting Started
Antenna hookup
Make the following connections if you’re using an antenna (if you don’t
have cable TV).
A Use this hookup if you’re using:
• VHF/UHF antenna (you get channels 2–13 and channels 14 and higher)
• UHF-only antenna (you get channels 14 and higher)
• Separate VHF and UHF antennas
B Use this hookup if you’re using a VHF-only antenna (you get
channels 2–13 only)
or
or
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
A
VHF
C
VHF
A
or
or
B
For connector types
B and C, no UHF
connection is
required.
C

If you cannot connect your antenna cable to the VCR directly
If your antenna cable is a flat cable (300-ohm twin lead cable), attach an external
antenna connector (not supplied) so you can connect the cable to the VHF/UHF IN
connector. If you have separate cables for VHF and UHF antennas, you should use a
U/V band mixer (not supplied). For details, see page 60.
VCR
VHF
VCR
UHF
UHF
UHF
UHF
VHF
Match the type of
connector on your
TV: A, B, or C.
Match the type of
connector on your
TV: A, B, or C.
Hookup 1
Page 9
continued
B
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
VHF/UHF
10
Getting Started
Page 10
Hookup 4
Hookup 4
Connecting a cable box with many scrambled
channels
Recommended use
Use this hookup if your cable system scrambles all or most channels.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any channel by selecting the channel on the cable box
What you can’t do
• Record with the cable box turned off
• Record one channel while watching another channel
Hookup 2
Cable box
Wall
VHF/UHF
Rear of TV
VHF
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
VCR
or
or
Step 3: Hookups (continued)
UHF
IN
OUT
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
11
Getting Started
Getting Started
Hookup 3
Page 11
You have no cable box, or cable box with only a few
scrambled channels
Recommended use
Use this hookup if you do not have a cable box.  Also use this hookup if your
cable system scrambles only a few channels.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on the VCR
What you can’t do
• Record scrambled channels that require a cable box
VHF/UHF
Rear of TV
A Match the type
of connector
on your TV: A,
B, or C.
VHF
For connector
types B and C, no
UHF connection
is required.
B
C
UHF
UHF
Cable box
VCR
Wall
or
or
Connect this cable
directly to your TV
if you don’t have a
cable box.
continued
IN
OUT
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
12
Getting Started
Page 12
Hookup 4
Connecting a 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
or
or
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
A
VHF
B
UHF
VHF
C
B
Splitter
Wall
Cable box
VCR
Match the type
of connector on
your TV: A, B,
or C.
For connector
types B and C,
no UHF
connection is
required.
Step 3: Hookups (continued)
IN
OUT
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
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