Two Cable TV Boxes, or Two Digital Cable Receivers (NTSC) and Antenna (ATSC)

You must have two identical set-top boxes — such as two digital cable receivers, two satellite receivers, or two cable TV boxes (sold separately) — 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 NTSC 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, with S-video or composite video output, do the following to connect two tuners and a HDTV ATSC input to your HP Digital Entertainment Center:

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 (NTSC)” on page 92.

■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 (NTSC)” on page 92.

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

aChoose a Video Out connector:

■ 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:

a Choose a video out connector; use the same type as set-top box 1:

■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.

6Connect the coaxial cable from the UHF/VHF antenna into the HDTV/SDTV Ant. In connector on the back of the HP Digital Entertainment Center.

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