Sony SLV-AX10 User Manual

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Hookups
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)
IN
OUT
VHF/UHF
IN
OUT
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
Cable box
A
VHF
UHF
Wall
A
B
A/B switch
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