Introduction

 

Connecting

yourTV

Connecting a cable converter box

This connection allows you to watch cable and premium channels.

You should place the A/B switch in the “A”position so that you can use the TV’s features. When viewing premium channels, switch to “B” and tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant in your area), then use the converter box to change channels.

You will need:

one two-way signal splitter

one A/B switch

four coaxial cables

the Control

From

Cable 2-way

signal splitter

(Not supplied)

A/B switch (Not supplied)

A

IN OUT B

TV

AUDIO CENTER

CHANNEL IN

ON

OFF

ANT( 75 )

OUT

RL VAR AUDIO

Note:

When you use a converter box with your TV, there may be features that you cannot program using the remote control, such as

Using

Remote

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

Y

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

L/ MONO

CB

L

L/

 

MONO

IN OUT

AUDIO

CR

AUDIO

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

R

R

 

R

COLOR

 

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 STREAMINPUT

 

 

Cable converter box

IN

DVD IN

OUT

 

 

 

 

programming your favorite channels, labeling channels, and locking channels.

Settingup

yourTV

UsingtheTV’s

Features

Appendix

 

Connecting a cable converter box and a VCR

This connection allows you to watch and record basic and premium cable channels, as well as watch videotapes. You should keep your TV selected to TV so that you can use the TV’s features. When viewing premium channels or recording with the VCR, select Video 1 (see page 33), turn on the VCR, set the VCR channel to 3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant in your area), then use the cable converter box to change channels. To watch a basic cable channel while recording with the VCR, the TV should be left in TV mode.

You will need:

one two-way splitter

three coaxial cables

one pair of audio cables (only one cable for a mono VCR)

one video cable

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-way

Cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

signal

 

 

 

 

AUDIO CENTER

 

splitter

 

 

 

 

CHANNEL IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

OFF

ANT( 75 )

(Not supplied)

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

L

VAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

Y

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

CB

 

L/

Cable converter box

L/ MONO

 

 

 

MONO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

 

CR

AUDIO

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

R

 

R

 

 

 

 

COLOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 STREAMINPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

DVD IN

OUT

 

 

 

Caution:

If you have a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to VCR Audio OUT using only one audio cable.

If you have an S-VHS VCR, use the S-video connections and omit the video cable. Do not connect the video cable and the S-video cable to Video-1 simultaneously.

When you use a converter box with your TV, there may be features that you cannot program using the remote control, such as programming your favorite channels, labeling channels, and locking channels.

Index

 

L

R

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

 

OUT to TV IN from ANT

 

 

 

OUT

CH 3

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

L

R

 

CH 4

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

6

Stereo VCR