Watching TV
Connecting Digital Cable Module
■If the above procedure does not work, please follow the following steps instead.
Digital Cable Module is called CableCARD™. By attaching the CableCARD security module, you can receive various digital services provided by your Cable Company. To obtain and use a CableCARD security module you need to first submit an application.
Please contact your cable company to discuss receiving an application.
NOTE
•If your cable company does not have CableCARD security module available, you must connect to the
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■About EAS (Emergency Alert System) (See page 50.)
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Press MENU and the MENU screen displays.
Press c/dto select “Digital Setup”, a/bto select “CableCARD Menu”, a/b to select “Pairing Information”, and then press ENTER.
Conditional Access
Pairing Information
Diagnostic Screen
ECM
1 Turn on the power of the TV.
2 Connect the antenna cables to both ANALOG IN and DIGITAL CABLE IN terminals.
NOTE
•Use a signal splitter (commercially available) for this type of connection. (See page 13.)
3 Insert the CableCARD security module (lower side facing right) into the CableCARD slot.
•When the CableCARD security module is inserted, a message appears, asking you to confirm the cable connections.
Press RETURN to cancel the message, or wait until the screen in step 4 appears.
4 A message will appear on the screen. (It might take a couple of minutes before the message appears.) Call the number on the screen and tell the operator the CableCARD security module ID and Host ID numbers displayed on the screen.
CableCARD(tm) Pairing Status
In order to start cable service for this device, please contact your cable provider
CableCARD™ ID:
NOTE
•Do not insert any PCMCIA card other than CableCARD security module into the CableCARD slot.
•Please do not pull the AC cord out while the CableCARD security module is inserted.
•After inserting the CableCARD security module, it may take several minutes before video output from the selected channel appears on screen.
•The words “Pairing Information” may be replaced by a different expression depending on the manufacturer of the CableCARD security module.
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•If there is a white triangle at the right side of
the screen, the screen is not showing the entire message. Press a/bon your remote control to display the rest of the message.
•When there is a “LINK” button on the screen, there is a link to the next page. Press ENTER to go to the next page.
CableCARD(tm)
Diagnostic Information
Power: ON
In band: O.K.
Out of band: O.K.
Video: O.K.
Audio: O.K.
LINK
Removing CableCARD security module1Turn on the power of the TV.
2Check that the CableCARD security module upgrade screen is not displayed. If it is displayed, wait until it disappears.
3Remove the CableCARD security module.
Disconnecting the cable antenna1Turn on the power of the TV.
2Check that the CableCARD security module upgrade screen is not displayed. If it is displayed, wait until it disappears.
3Disconnect the cable antenna.
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