Two Cable TV Boxes, or Two Digital Cable Receivers

You must have two identical set-top-boxes, such as two digital cable receivers or two cable TV boxes (not included), from the same TV source and the HP Digital Entertainment Center dual tuner option (select models only) to set this up. This configuration will allow you to watch live TV on one channel and record another channel at the same time.

Connect the TV signal source from each set-top-box or digital cable receiver into each of the HP Digital Entertainment Center tuners’ TV Source 1 and TV Source 2.

If you are using two matching set-top cable boxes or digital cable receivers with S-video or composite video output, do the following:

1Make sure that:

■Cable TV box: A coaxial cable connector from your cable source (wall) is plugged into a cable splitter (provided), then into each cable set-top-box In connector. This setup is similar to the illustration “TV signal source — two digital cable boxes (select models only)” on page 83.

■Digital cable receiver: A coaxial cable connector from two cable sources (wall) is plugged into each digital cable receiver IN connector. See “TV signal source — two digital cable boxes (select models only)” on page 83.

2Connect a video cable for set-top-box 1.

aChoose a Video Out connector:

■ Coaxial (RF)

■ Video (composite)

■ S-video

bConnect the video cable from the set-top-box or digital cable receiver back panel video output connector.

cConnect the video cable into the HP Digital Entertainment Center back panel TV Source 1 In connector.

3Connect stereo audio cables for set-top-box 1 (skip this step if using coaxial [RF]):

a From the set-top-box or digital cable receiver back Audio Out right (red) and Audio Out left (white) connectors.

b Into the HP Digital Entertainment Center back panel TV Source 1 In Audio right (red) and Audio left (white) connectors.

4Connect a video cable for set-top-box 2:

aChoose a video out connector, use the same type as set-top-box 1:

■ Coaxial (RF)

■ Video (composite)

■ S-video

bConnect the video cable from the set-top-box or digital cable receiver back panel video output connector.

cConnect the video cable into the HP Digital Entertainment Center back panel TV Source 2 In connector.

5Connect stereo audio cables for set-top-box 2 (skip this step if using coaxial [RF]):

a From the set-top-box or digital cable receiver back Audio Out right (red) and Audio Out left (white) connectors.

b Into the HP Digital Entertainment Center back panel TV Source 2 In Audio right (red) and Audio left (white) connectors.

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