Cable Box and Antenna

Before connecting a cable

box, see “Using

CableCARD Device” on

page 30.

Connecting the TV

For best results, use this connection if:

Your cable company scrambles some channels, such as premium channels (which requires you to use a cable box), but does not scramble all channels.

You do not have a VCR. (If you have a VCR, see pages 34 and 35.)

With this connection you can:

 

Connecting

 

 

Use the TV’s remote control to change channels coming through the

 

cable box to the TV’s CABLE input. (You must first program the

 

remote control for your specific cable box; see “Programming the

the TV

Remote Control” on page 47.)

 

Use the TV’s remote control to change channels coming directly into

the TV’s VHF/UHF input jack.

 

 

CATV cable

 

 

IN OUT

 

 

Cable box

Antenna

 

Coaxial

 

cable

 

cable

 

 

 

CABLE

VHF/UHF

 

Rear of TV

 

 

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 to operate the cable

Program the remote control. See “Programming the Remote

box

Control” on page 47.

 

 

Activate the remote control to operate the cable

Press SAT/CABLE (FUNCTION) once, and the SAT/CABLE

box

indicator lights up.

 

 

Prevent the accidental switching of TV channels

When using the cable box, ensure that the TV remains tuned to the

 

channel that the cable box is set to (usually channel 3 or 4).

 

 

Switch the TV’s input between the cable box and

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

antenna

(scrambled channels) and CABLE (unscrambled) inputs.

 

 

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