Hooking Up Your Tv (Antenna/Cable Connections) - Magnavox MS1940B Owner's Manual

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H
OOKING
A
NTENNA
C
UHF/VHF
OMBINATION
A
combination antenna
receives normal broadcast
channels (VHF 2-13 and UHF
14-69). Your connection is easy
since there is only one 75
(ohm) antenna jack on the
back of your TV - and that's
where the antenna goes.
Combination
VHF/UHF
Antenna
(Outdoor or
Indoor)
S
UHF/VHF
EPARATE
Y
ou may have two separate
antennas. One antenna is
for VHF channels (2-13) and
the other antenna is for UHF
channels (14-69).
For homes with separate
UHF/VHF antennas, you will
need an optional combiner
before you can connect the
antennas to the TV.
Outdoor UHF Antenna
(Twin-lead 300 )
Outdoor VHF
Antenna
(Twin-lead 300 )
OR
Outdoor VHF
Antenna
(Round cable 75 )
C
TV
ABLE
C
/C
B
ABLE
ABLE
OX
Y
our Cable TV signal may be
a single (75 ) cable or a
Cable Box installation. In either
case, the connection to the TV
is very easy.
Cable TV Company
Note to the Cable TV System Installer: This reminder is provided to call the Cable TV system
installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code, which provides guidelines for
proper grounding - in particular, specifying that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding
system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as possible.
U
Y
TV (A
P
OUR
If your antenna has a
round connector (75 ),
then you're ready to connect it
to the TV.
If your antenna has flat
twin-lead wire (300 ), you
first need to attach the antenna
wires to the screws on a 300
to 75
adaptor.
Twin-lead
Wire
OR
Round Cable
75
Attach the separate
UHF and VHF antennas to
the correct screws on the
combiner.
Twin-lead
Wire
U H
F
V H F
75-300
Adaptor
(part number M61009)
If you do not have a
Cable Box, then you're ready
to connect your Cable TV sig-
nal to the TV. Go to step 2.
If you have a Cable Box:
Connect the Cable TV signal
to the IN jack on the Cable
Box.
Cable TV Signal (75 )
Cable Box
Coaxial cable
/C
NTENNA
Push the round end of
the adaptor (or cable) onto
the ANT(enna) IN jack on
the back of the TV. If the
round end of the adaptor or
cable is threaded, screw it
down tight.
300 to 75
Adaptor
(part number 4835 218 27003)
Push the round end of the
combiner onto the ANT(enna)
IN jack on the back of the TV.
UHF/VHF Combiner
(part number 4835 466 97016)
Round
End
3 0 0
If you do not have a
Cable Box, connect the Cable
TV signal directly to the
ANT(enna) IN jack on the TV.
If you have a Cable Box:
Use a coaxial cable to connect
the OUT jack of the Cable Box
to the ANT(enna) IN jack on
the TV.
NOTE: The coaxial cable
might be supplied by the Cable
TV company.
OR
- 2 -
C
ABLE
ONNECTIONS
ANT.IN
Back of TV
ANT.IN
Back of TV
ANT.IN
Back of TV
)
S
MART
H
ELP
To set the
TV to select only
the channel num-
bers in your area,
see Auto Install on
page 3.
S
MART
H
ELP
To order
any optional
accessory, contact
your dealer. Or,
call 1-800-851-8885
and refer to the fol-
lowing part num-
bers to order.
• UHF/VHF
Combiner:
4835 466 97016
• 75-300
Adaptor:
M61009
• 300-75
Adaptor:
4835 218 27003
S
MART
H
ELP
To select
only the channels on
your Cable system,
see Auto Install
(page 3).
If you use a Cable
Box, set the TV to
the same channel as
the CH 3/4 switch
on the back of the
Cable Box and
select channels at
the Cable Box.

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