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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 the cable or satellite box.

Using DVI (same as HDMI but requires an audio connection)

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 to the HDMI 1 jack on the side of your TV.

Back of TV

HDMI cable with HDMI-DVI adapter

Cable or satellite box

3.5 mm audio cable

From cable TV wall jack (75 ohm)

To Cable-in jack on the cable TV or satellite box

5Connect a 3.5mm to L+R audio cable (not included) to the AV audio in (L+R) jack on the back of your TV and to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the cable or satellite box.

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

7 Go through the setup wizard on page 16.

Back of TV

Cable or satellite box

HDMI cable

From cable TV wall jack (75 ohm)

To Cable-in jack on the cable TV or satellite box

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

5 Go through the setup wizard on page 16.

Notes

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