will not receive any digital cable or premium content, such as Home Box Office service or pay-per-view.

5I purchased an indoor or outdoor HD antenna, but how do I know which direction to face the antenna to?

Visit the website URL http://www.antennaweb.org to obtain directions on where your digital antenna should point.

There is also an option to bring up your location map that will have a drawing showing the directions and what channels are available in that direction, use a compass and this map to align your antenna for the best signal reception.

6I still have my old antenna on the roof. Can I use it to pick up ATSC channels?

You should be able to; ATSC uses the same frequencies as analog NTSC TV with an antenna. You may need to adjust your roof antenna and refer to http://www.antennaweb.org for map orientation of your local ATSC stations.

7How can I increase my signal strength?

In some cases a signal amplifier can be paired with the antenna to increase signal strength.

8Can I add a splitter to split the cable?

If you need to split the signal, use an HDTV-compliant splitter of at least 5 - 1100Mhz. Make sure that you are not getting a combiner. Though combiners and splitters look very similar, if not identical, a combiner will not properly split the signal.

9Why can't I receive all of the channels in the MCE TV guide?

You might not be able to receive all channels broadcasted in your area if the antenna does not receive the appropriate range of signal on the MHz scale for digital TV channels, is located near any tall buildings or hills that obstruct the line of sight to the broadcasting antenna, or if you are to far away from the broadcasting signal.

10Where should I check online to see the TV listings besides Windows media Center TV guide?

For free over-the-air Digital TV programming schedules, visit these websites http://www.checkhd.com, or http://www.titantv.com.

This completes the Setting Up Digital TV Appendix. If you still have unanswered questions, go to VAIO® Help and Support and select a support option.

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