Connections

Basic Connections

TV with Cable, Indoor, or Outdoor Antenna

Depending on the cable system available in your home, choose one of the connections below:

75-ohm

(Rear of TV)

coaxial cable

 

VHF/UHF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75-ohm coaxial cable

ATSC

Use option A to connect the TV to a cable system or an antenna with a 75-ohm cable.

300-ohm

 

 

 

 

(Rear of TV)

twin cable

 

 

 

 

VHF/UHF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antenna connector Converter EAC-25 or commercially available converter (not supplied)

✍Converter EAC-25 is commercially known as a 300-to-75 ohm antenna adapter.

Use option B to connect the TV to a dipole antenna, also known as a “rabbit ears antenna“.

✍If you are connecting to an indoor or outdoor antenna, you may need to adjust the orientation of the antenna for the best reception.

Connecting Two RF Inputs

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

Use the A-B selector to switch between the

 

over-the-air signals and the cable signals.

Cable

RF Switch

Then set the Cable setting in the Channel

A

Antenna

B

Setup menu to On or Off, as described on

 

 

page 22.

 

 

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

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