Setup

Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or Antenna

The way in which you will connect your TV varies, depending on how your home receives a signal (cable, cable box, antenna) and whether or not you plan to connect a VCR.

If You Are Connecting

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Cable or Antenna

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sNo cable box or VCR

Cable Box and Cable

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sCable box unscrambles only some channels (usually premium channels)

sNo VCR

Cable Box

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sCable box unscrambles all channels

sNo VCR

 

If you are connecting a VCR

 

s See the connections described on pages 33 and 35.

 

 

Cable or Antenna

For best results, use this connection if you are connecting a cable or an

 

antenna and you:

 

s Do not need a cable box to unscramble channels. (If you have a cable

 

box, see page 30.)

 

s Do not intend to connect a VCR. (If you have a VCR, see pages 33 and

 

35.)

 

For antenna connection, use the supplied antenna cable.

Cable TypeConnect As Shown

 

VHF Only or

Antenna

VHF/UHF

 

combined

 

cable

 

 

VHF/UHF

 

 

(supplied)

 

 

Cable

75-ohm

CABLE

 

 

 

 

coaxial

 

 

 

cable

 

 

When using an indoor antenna, such as rabbit-ear or dipole-

 

antenna, keep the antenna away from the display unit. If not,

 

noise may appear on the screen.

 

Note on Using This Connection

 

 

To Do This ...

Do This ...

 

 

Switch the TV’s input between

Press ANT to switch back and forth between the TV’s VHF/UHF and CABLE

the cable and antenna

inputs.

 

 

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