User's Manual

Getting Started
21
Hookups
Hookup 5
Connecting to a digital satellite receiver
Recommended use
Use this hookup if you have a digital satellite receiver that is compatible with an
infared remote control. It allows the VCR’s cable box control feature to control the
channel on the digital satellite receiver, simplifying the recording process. A list of
compatible digital satellite receivers is on page 36.
What you can do with this hookup
• Record any channels by using the cable box control feature to select channels on
the digital satellite recever
What you cannot do
• Record with the digital satellite 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 the VCR Plus+ C
3
system (To use the VCR Plus+ C
3
system,
turn off the cable box control feature.)
IN
OUT
VHF/UHF
AUDIO VIDEO
LINE
OUT
OUT
VHF/UHF
IN
LINE
IN 1
LINE
OUT
AUDIO
VIDEO
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF
VHF
UHF
VCR
Match the
type of
connector on
your TV: A,
B, or C.
For
connector
types B and
C, no UHF
connection is
required.
B
C
or
or
A
VHF
UHF
Wall
Positioning the Digital
satellite receiver
Place the Digital satellite receiver
so that it may not block the
remote sensor window on the
digital satellite receiver.
Side view
Digital satellite
receiver
or
continued