Cable Tv Connections - RCA TruFlat 27F500TDV User Manual

Cable TV connections

This unit has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a Cable TV
Converter box. Some cable companies offer "premium pay channels" in which the signal is
scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrambler device
which is generally provided by the cable company.
FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO BASIC CABLE TV SERVICE
75 ohm
Coaxial Cable
FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO SCRAMBLED CABLE TV SERVICE
If you subscribe to a cable TV service which requires the use of a Converter/Descrambler box, connect the
incoming 75 ohm Coaxial Cable to the Converter/Descrambler box. Using another 75 ohm Coaxial Cable,
connect the output jack of the Converter/Descrambler box to the RF IN Jack on the unit. Follow the connections
shown below. Set the unit to the output channel of the Converter/Descrambler box (usually channel 3 or 4) and
use the Converter/Descrambler box to select channels.
Incoming
75 ohm
CATV Cable
FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO UNSCRAMBLED BASIC CABLE TV SERVICE WITH
SCRAMBLED PREMIUM CHANNELS
If you subscribe to a cable TV service in which basic channels are unscrambled and premium channels require the
use of a Converter/Descrambler box, you may wish to use a signal Splitter and an A/B Switch box (available from
the Cable company or an electronics supply store). Follow the connections shown below. With the switch in the "B"
position, you can directly tune any nonscrambled channels on your unit. With the switch in the "A" position, tune your
unit to the output of the Converter/Descrambler box (usually channel 3 or 4) and use the Converter/Descrambler
box to tune scrambled channels.
Incoming
75 ohm
CATV Cable
IMPORTANT: Go to page 22 to choose the signal and search for channels.
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For basic cable service not requiring a Converter/Descrambler
RF IN
box, connect the CATV 75 ohm Coaxial Cable directly to the
jack
RF IN Jack on the back of the unit.
Converter/
Descrambler
Converter/
Descrambler
A/B Switch
Splitter
75 ohm Cable to
unit
75 ohm Cable
to unit
A
B
RF IN
jack
RF IN
jack