16 | Setting up your TV |
Connecting cable TV
Basic cable
Converter box
Antenna jack
A
A/B switch | Splitter |
B
Converter box with A/B switch
Basic cable TV
Most basic cable TV service does not require a converter box.
To connect basic cable TV without a converter box:
•Connect a 75 ohm coaxial cable from the cable TV outlet to the antenna jack on the back of your TV.
Cable TV with a converter box
To connect cable TV with a converter box:
1Connect a 75 ohm coaxial cable from the cable TV outlet to the IN jack on the converter box.
2Connect a 75 ohm coaxial cable from the OUT jack on the converter box to the antenna jack on the back of your TV.
3Tune your TV to the output channel for cable TV (usually channel 3 or 4), then use the cable converter box to select TV channels.
Cable TV with a converter box and A/B switch
If your cable TV service has basic (unscrambled) cable channels and premium (scrambled) channels that require a cable converter box, you may want to use an A/B switch that you get from the cable company or an electronics store. An A/B switch lets you use your TV to tune to basic cable channels and use the converter box to tune to premium channels.
To connect cable TV with a converter box and A/B switch:
Note: All cables used in this procedure are 75 ohm coaxial cables.
1Connect a cable from the cable TV outlet to the IN jack on the A/B switch.
2Connect a cable from the A jack on the switch to the converter box, then connect a cable from the converter box to the splitter. This connection lets you watch scrambled channels using the converter box to tune channels.
3Connect a cable from the B jack on the switch to the splitter. This connection lets you watch unscrambled channels using your TV to tune channels.
4Connect a cable from the splitter to the antenna jack on the back of the TV.