Introduction

Connecting your TV

Using the Remote Control

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 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

From Cable

 

A/B switch

 

 

 

 

(Not supplied)

 

TV

 

2-way

A

 

 

 

 

signal

IN

OUT

 

 

 

splitter

B

 

 

 

 

(Not supplied)

 

ANT( 75 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

S-VIDEO

 

R

L AUDIOVAR

 

 

VIDEO

Y

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L/

CB

L

L/

 

 

MONO

MONO

 

 

AUDIO

CR

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

R

COLOR

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2

STREAM

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

IN

DVD IN

OUT

Cable converter box

Note:

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

Setting up your TV

Using the TV’s Features

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 (page 32), turn on the VCR and set the 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

Caution:

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

If you have a S-VHS VCR, use the S-video connections and remove the video cable. Do

Appendix

From Cable

2-way

 

signal

 

splitter

(Not supplied)

 

IN

Cable converter box

OUT

 

TV

ANT( 75 )

 

 

 

OUT

S-VIDEO

 

R

L AUDIOVAR

VIDEO

Y

 

VIDEO

 

 

 

L/

CB

L

L/

MONO

MONO

AUDIO

CR

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

R

R

RCOLOR

VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2

STREAM AUDIO

 

 

INPUT

 

IN

DVD IN

OUT

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 can not program using the remote control, such as programming your favorite channels, labeling channels, and blocking channels.

LR

IN from ANT OUT to TV

CH 3

IN

CH 4

OUT

VIDEO AUDIO

Stereo VCR

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