Cable Box and Antenna

Before connecting a cable box, see “Using the CableCARD Device” on page 32.

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 36 and 37.)

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

Connecting

With this connection you can:

 

❑ 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” on page 48.)

the

 

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

TV

the TV’s VHF/UHF input jack.

 

CATV cable

IN OUT

Cable box

Coaxial cable

Antenna cable

VHF/UHFCABLE

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 48.

 

 

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

Use the Channel Fix setting to set the channels for the cable box.

 

See “Accessing the Channel Settings” on page 90.

 

 

Switch the TV’s input between the cable box and

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

antenna

(antenna) and CABLE inputs.

 

 

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