Scientific Atlanta 8000HD HD Mode or SD Mode, How Do I Connect the 8000HD to My TV and Other Entertainment Devices, CBL, INFO, GUIDE, POWER, Important:, How Do I Choose the Screen Type

HD Mode or SD Mode?

When you set up the 8000HD in HD mode, the connector Y/V Video Out becomes the HD Y video output (Y portion of the YPbPr video output).

See the connection diagrams in the Connecting Entertainment Devices section.

When you set up the 8000HD in SD mode, the connector labeled Y/V Video Out acts as an SD video out connector (V). See the diagram on page 14 for an example.

HDTV vs SDTV

Y/V

VIDEO OUT

How Do I Connect the 8000HD to My TV and Other Entertainment Devices?

How Do I Choose the Screen Type?

When you are ready to connect the 8000HD and to choose the screen type for your TV, follow these instructions.

1.Connect the 8000HD to your HDTV, VCR, and other entertainment devices as shown in the diagrams on the following pages. (The dia- grams in this guide do not cover every possible combination.)

2.Connect the 8000HD to the coaxial cable coming from the wall.

3.Plug the 8000HD and the TV into an AC power source.

4.Do not turn on the 8000HD or HDTV yet.

5.Wait until you see one of the following displays on the front of the 8000HD:

•Current time

•Four dashes (- - - -)

Important: It may take several minutes for the 8000HD to receive the latest software, programming, and service information. When the front panel displays the time or four dashes, the update is complete.

6.After the update is complete, turn ON the TV. Do not turn the 8000HD on yet. Go to How Do I Choose the Screen Type, next in these instruc- tions.

After you connect your entertainment devices, follow these instructions before you begin watching TV.

1.Turn on the TV.

2.Do not turn the 8000HD on yet.

3.Press the INFO and GUIDE buttons on the front of the 8000HD simultaneously.

4.Follow the easy instructions on the TV screen.

5.Press the CBL and POWER keys on the remote control, and the 8000HD will turn on.

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