ANTENNA/CABLE TV CONNECTIONS
Choose one of the following seven connections, based on your equipment and service:
Combination VHF/UHF antenna
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*For best performance, if you have a splitter connected, remove | TRANSFORMER |
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Separate VHF and UHF antennas or
Combination VHF/UHF antenna with separate cables/wires
UHF Antenna
300 ohm | To ANT input |
VHF Antenna | on back of TV |
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75 ohm cable | COMBINER |
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UHF Antenna
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VHF Antenna |
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Combination VHF/UHF antenna (Single 75 ohm cable or 300 ohm
Connect the 75 ohm cable from a combination VHF/UHF antenna to the antenna jack.
If your combination antenna has a 300 ohm
Combination VHF/UHF antenna (Separate VHF and UHF 300 ohm
Connect the UHF
Separate VHF/UHF antennas
Connect the 75 ohm cable from the VHF antenna and the UHF antenna
NOTE: If your VHF antenna has a
For subscribers to basic cable TV service
For basic cable service not requiring a converter/descrambler box, connect the Cable TV 75 ohm coaxial cable directly to the antenna jack on the back of the television.
For subscribers to scrambled cable TV service
If you subscribe to a cable service that requires the use of a converter/descrambler box, connect the incoming cable to the converter/descrambler box and connect the output of the box to the antenna jack on the back of the television. Follow the connections shown at left. Set the television to the output of the converter/descrambler box (usually channel 3 or 4) and use the converter/descrambler box to select channels.
For subscribers to unscrambled basic cable with scrambled premium channels
If you subscribe to a cable service in which basic cable channels are unscrambled and premium channels require the use of a converter/descrambler box, you may wish to use a
This television has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a cable company supplied converter box. Some cable companies offer “premium pay channels” in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrambler device, which is generally provided by the cable company.
CONNECTION TO OTHER EQUIPMENT
The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the TV is dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the owner’s manual provided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs. The following connection diagrams are offered as suggestions. You may need to modify them to accommodate your particular assortment of components.
TV/VIDEO SELECTION
To view the picture from a VCR,
camcorder, or VIDEO game, you must putVIDEO the TV in VIDEO mode first. Press TV/
VIDEO to select VIDEO mode. The word “VIDEO” displays briefly
1. To connect the TV to a VCR
VCR | Front of TV | |
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| CHANNEL | VIDEO AUDIO |
| ENTER RESET |
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Video OUT | VIDEO | AUDIO |
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The unauthorized recording, use, distribution, or revision of television programs, videotapes, DVDs, and other materials is prohibited under Copyright Law, and may subject you to civil and criminal liability.
2. To connect the TV to a VIDEO Game
The TV also can be used as a display device for many video games. However, due to the wide variety of signals generated by these devices and subsequent
Front of TV
CHANNEL
VIDEO AUDIO
VIDEO Game
ENTER RESET
To Audio/Video OUT 
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3. To connect the TV to a camcorder
To playback from the camcorder, connect the camcorder to |
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the TV as shown. | Front of TV |
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