Setup

SETUP

Connecting Two RF Inputs

Cable Box Only

If you want to watch RF signals for both antenna (over-the-air) and cable broadcast signals, you’ll need to use an optional A-B switch for RF inputs (not supplied), as shown below.

 

A/B

(Rear of TV)

Cable

RF Switch

VHF/UHF

 

A

B

Antenna

Use the A-B selector to switch between the over-the-air signals and the cable signals. Then set the Cable setting in the Channel Settings to On or Off, as described on page 40.

For best results, be sure to use an RF switch, as shown above, instead of a simple splitter.

For best results, use this connection if:

Your cable company scrambles all channels, which requires you to use a cable box.

You do not have a VCR. (If you have a VCR, see pages 8 and 9.)

With this connection you can:

Use the TV remote control to change channels coming through the cable box to the TV’s VHF/UHF jack. (You must first program the remote control for your specific cable box.)

To connect the cable box

1Connect the CATV cable to the cable box’s input jack.

2Use a coaxial cable to connect the cable box’s output jack to the TV’s VHF/UHF jack.

CATV

Coaxial cable

VHF/UHF

TV

cable

 

 

 

 

12

IN

OUT

 

Cable box

3Run Auto Program, as described in “Setting Up the Channel List” on page 20.

Notes on Using This Connection

To Do This ...

Do This ...

Use the cable box

Tune the TV to the channel the cable box is set to (usually channel 3 or 4)

 

and then use the cable box to switch channels.

 

 

Set up the TV remote control

Program the remote control. See “Programming the Remote Control” on

to operate the cable box

page 24.

 

 

Activate the remote control to

Press SAT/CABLE FUNCTION.

operate the cable box

 

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