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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.

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 side of your TV and to the HDMI OUT jack on the cable or satellite box.

HDMI cable

Side of TV

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.

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 HDMI 1 or HDMI 2 jack on the side of your TV and to the DVI OUT jack on the cable or satellite box.

Cable or satellite box

Side of TV

3.5 mm audio cable

HDMI cable with HDMI-DVI adapter

5Connect a 3.5 mm audio cable (not included) to the PC/DVI AUDIO IN jack on the side 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 16.