Connecting the TV
Basic Connections
Cable System or VHF/UHF Antenna System
Cable or VHF only or VHF/UHF
Rear of TV | |
cable | |
| VHF/UHF jack |
From the Channel menu, select Cable On or Cable Off for your type of input signal.
Two ferrite cores are factory attached to the supplied
Cable Box/Digital Cable Box
zThe supplied remote control can be programmed to operate your cable box (see “Programming the Remote Control” on page 34).
zTo change channels using the cable box, set your TV to channel 3 or 4 depending on the cable box channel output.
zIf you will be controlling all channel selection through your cable box, consider using the Channel Fix feature to set your TV to channel 3 or 4 (see page 45).
Use this hookup if:
sYou subscribe to a cable TV system that uses scrambled or encoded signals requiring a cable box to view all channels, and
sYou do not intend to hook up any other audio or video equipment to your TV.
1Connect the coaxial connector from your cable service to the cable box’s IN jack.
2Using the supplied
Cablecable
Rear of TV VHF/UHF jack
IN | OUT |
jack | jack |
Cable box
Also, set Cable to On in the Channel menu (see page 45).
Notes on Using This Connection
To Do This ... | Do This ... |
Use the cable box/digital cable | Tune the TV to the channel the cable box is set to and then use the cable box to |
box | switch channels. |
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Set up the remote control to | Program the remote control. See “Programming the Remote Control” on page 34. |
operate the cable box/digital cable |
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box |
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Activate the remote control to | Press SAT/CABLE (FUNCTION). |
operate the cable box/digital cable |
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box |
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Control cable box/digital cable | |
box functions with the remote |
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control |
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Prevent the accidental switching | When using the cable box, you need the TV to stay on the channel the cable box is set |
of TV channels | to. You can use the TV’s Channel Fix feature to lock in a specific channel. For |
| details, see “Using the Channel Menu” on page 45. |
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