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Making connections

Connecting a cable or satellite box

Many cable or satellite TV boxes have more than one connection type. To get the best video, you should use the best connection type available. For more information, see “What connection should I use?” on page 7.

Notes:

•If the signal level for a channel is weak, the picture may be distorted. Adjust the antenna or use a highly directional outdoor or set-top antenna with a built-in amplifier.

•If the picture quality is good on some channels and poor on others, the problem may be caused by a poor or weak signal from the broadcaster or cable TV provider.

•If you connect to cable or satellite TV without a set-top box and experience poor picture quality, you may need to install a set-top box to improve signal reception and picture quality. Contact your cable or satellite TV provider about upgrading to a set-top box.

•Many high-definition (HD) channels upscale standard-definition (SD) content. The picture displayed on your TV is still displayed as SD, thus the picture quality will not be as clear or crisp as it would be if the content was originally recorded in HD.

Using HDMI (best)To connect a cable or satellite box using HDMI:

1Turn off your TV and all connected equipment.

2Connect the incoming cable from the cable wall jack to the cable-in jack on the cable box.

3Connect an HDMI cable (not included) to one of the HDMI jacks on the back of your TV and to the HDMI Out jack on your cable or satellite box.

Cable or satellite box

HDMI cable

Using DVI (same as HDMI but requires a sound connection)

Note

A DVI device must be connected the HDMI 1 jack. If you connect a DVI device to the HDMI 2 jack, you will not hear audio.

To connect a cable or satellite box using DVI:

1Turn off your TV and all connected equipment.

2Connect the incoming cable from the cable wall jack to the cable-in jack on the cable box.

3Connect an HDMI-DVI adapter (not included) to one end of an HDMI cable (not included).

4Connect the HDMI-DVI adapter to the DVI OUT jack on the cable or satellite box and the other end of the cable to the HDMI 1 jack on the back of your TV.

Cable or satellite box

3.5 mm audio cable

HDMI cable with HDMI-DVI adapter

Back of TV

Back of TV

4Turn on your TV, then turn on the cable or satellite box.

5 Go through the setup wizard on page 18.

Notes

5Connect a 3.5 mm audio cable (not included) to the PC/DVI AUDIO IN jack on the back of your TV and to the AUDIO OUT jack on the cable or satellite box.

Note

When you connect the audio using the PC/DVI

AUDIO IN jack, the audio output is analog.

6Turn on your TV, then turn on the cable or satellite box.

7 Go through the setup wizard on page 18.

An HDMI cable carries both audio and video. You do not need to use any audio cables.