Setting Up the TV

Cable Box and Antenna

Before connecting a cable box, see “Using CableCARD” on page 57.

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 37 and 38.)

With this connection you can:

❑Use the TV’s remote control to change channels coming through the cable box to the Media Receiver Unit’s cable input. (You must first program the remote control for your specific cable box; see “Programming the Remote Control” on page 64.)

❑Use the TV’s remote control to change channels coming directly into the Media Receiver Unit’s VHF/UHF input jack.

TV the Up Setting

CATV cable

IN OUT

Cable box

Antenna Cable

Coaxial cable

VHF/UHFCABLE

Rear of Media Receiver Unit

✍This connection will allow you to take advantage of dual picture features such as Twin View, Freeze, etc.

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 64.

 

 

Activate the remote control to operate the cable

Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the SAT/CABLE indicator lights

box

up.

 

 

Prevent the accidental switching of TV channels

When using the cable box, the TV must stay on the channel the cable

 

box is set to (usually channel 3 or 4). You can use the TV’s Channel

 

Fix feature to lock in a specific channel. For details, see “Using the

 

Channel Menu” on page 119.

 

 

Switch the TV’s input between the cable box and

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

cable

(scrambled channels) and CABLE (unscrambled) inputs.

 

 

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