I found your model information on a site which provided something I was going to ask you if I could not find it.DVD recorders need either a digital input from a cable box or a self-contained digital scanner(yours does not have this).So,you need to hook up as follows,External cable into cable box input,cable box output into DVD recorder input,DVD recorder output to TV coaxial cable input(usually labeled ant.)the screw on connector anyhow,you should know what I mean it seems.In this configuration,you should not need to turn on the DVD recorder to watch TV without recording because they usually have a bypass mode when there is no power on the DVD.If you have picture in picture(PIP),you should be able to use the main source to record and switch over to the PIP channel if you do not want to watch what you are recording.Do about a 10-30 second test of that just to make sure though so you don't end up all messed up.Oops.My bad...you do not have PIP.As long as the cable box is tuned to the channel you want to record,you should be able to use the TV's tuner to watch something else with no problem.When doing this on VHS recorders,sometimes the screen would get fuzzy and you would have to press the TV/VCR vutton on the VCR remote.I do not know if a DVD recorder will do it or not as I have yet to buy one,but when you do your test recording,you can mess around with whatever you want to see what happens so you will be fully prepared when you do it.If you need more help or have a problem/question,just comment here and I will get an autolink to your post and will reply ASAP.Good luck! Greg
At the outset ,let me say that , I am thrilled at such an immediate response.
I should thank Mr. Icantry and the fixya.com site management for such an excellent platform.
I bought this in USA and brought to India just a few days back.
I am yet to get adjusted after the long travel and need a little time to put your suggestions in to practice and give the feed back.....which is the minimum obligation from my side.
I shall get back to you soon .
Once again thanking you.
Just a little question .
I was told in USA that I have to try to see on the channel of transmission from set top box ..say channel 3 or channel 4..to view .I am unable to bring it up in settings of the dvd recorder.
Any suggestion on how to go about it.
Once again thanking you..
venugopal
The DVD recorder has no tuner so you will be unable to bring it up.That is why I suggested that once it is set up,do a test recording and tune the box to the channel and record then play with the TV's tuner and switch channels to a couple different ones and remember what it was and go back to check your recording,nothing should happen and the channel being recorded should have no interruption.When you record and change the TV set top box channel,it will change channel input what is recording will be messed up the same as what you switched back and forth to.Greg
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