Cable TV Hookup 
for both VCR & DVD Recorder, RF Modulator



Coaxial Cable - RG-6



Cable TV converter/decoder box

Your service provider has cable TV decoder boxes available for older TVs with RF (antenna) type inputs. These boxes have a coax RF input for the cable coming from your provider and a coax RF output for the TV connection. Also these boxes have added an HDMI output for newer TVs. In the above image, the input and outputs are shown on the back panel of the decoder box.



Cable Out - use RG-6 coaxial cable to connect to older TV RF/antenna input port.

RF connections -
If you use the RF coaxial cables, you must tune your TV (VCR) to your set-top box’s VHF output channel (channel 3 or 4: consult your cable service-provider to find which channel it is for your location). Consult the manuals supplied with your TV and VCR for information on how to tune.




Newer TV - use an HDMI cable to connect to TV HDMI input.



RF Modulator

Connection Diagram - Cable TV to VCR to second Recorder to TV





This hookup diagram shows a VCR and a DVD Recorder connected to an older TV with only a RF input. This setup allows the recording of a cable TV channel tuned on the receiver box.

1. Allows recording of any channel tuned to and authorized for the receiver box.

2. VCR is set on channel 3 (or 4) to pickup the cable box output.

3. VCR playback is thru RF modulator to TV which is set to channel 3 (or 4).

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Connection Notes:

To view cable TV channels:

1. Select channels on the cable box.

2. Set your DVD Recorder to LINE input to record cable channels.

To copy from VCR to DVD recorder:

1. Connect RCA cables from VCR RCA outputs to DVD recorder RCA inputs.

2. Play VCR and record DVD recorder from LINE input.