Basic Cable Tv Connection - RCA 20F542T User Manual

The Cable TV signal into your home may be a single cable (75 ohm ) or may include a Cable Box. In either case, the
connection to the TV is easy.
If your Cable TV signal comes directly via a 75 ohm coaxial cable, using the following steps:
Connect the Cable TV signal to the 75 ohm ANTENNA INPUT jack on the rear of the TV. Screw it down tight.
Plug the TV's power cord into a power outlet and turn on the TV. Set TV/CATV to CATV as detailed on page 1. Refer
to AUTO SEARCH to set up your available TV channels. Details are on page 1.
If you have a Cable Box, use the following steps:
Connect the Cable TV signal to the IN jack on the Cable Box.
Connect a separate coaxial cable to the OUT jack on the Cable Box and to the 75 OHM ANTENNA INPUT jack on the
rear of the TV.
Plug the TV's power cord into a power outlet and turn on the TV. Set TV/CATV to CATV as detailed on page 1.
Set the TV to channel  or 4 (the same as the channel /4 switch on your Cable Box if applicable).
Change channels at the Cable Box.
Helpful Hints
An RF coaxial cable (to connect the Cable Box
to the TV) may be supplied by the Cable TV
company. It is not supplied with the TV.
You can connect a Satellite Receiver the same
way you would connect a Cable Box.
Your Cable Box may have separate Audio and
Video Out jacks instead. If so, use audio and
video cables to connect the AUDIO/VIDEO
OUT jacks of the Cable Box to the AUDIO/
VIDEO INPUT jacks.
Press the INPUT button on the remote control
to set the TV to the correct video input
channel. For front inputs choose FRNT. For
rear AV inputs choose VIDEO.
Your model has an S-Video input, choose S-
VIDEO. Change the channel at the Cable Box.
This model has component jacks (Y, Pb, Pr),
choose CMPT as your video input channel.

Basic Cable TV Connection

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