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Notes on Using This Connection
To Do This ...
Use the cable box
Set up the TV remote control to
operate the cable box
Activate the remote control to
operate the cable box
Prevent the accidental switching
of TV channels
Switch the TV's input between
the cable box and cable
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To connect the cable box and cable
1
Connect your cable company to the TV's VHF/UHF jack using the
supplied antenna cable.
2
Use a coaxial cable to connect the TV's TO CONVERTER jack to the
cable box's input jack. (The TV's internal converter lets you switch
between unscrambled signals coming straight into the TV and
scrambled signals coming in through the cable box, eliminating the need
for an external splitter.)
3
Use a coaxial cable to connect the cable box's output jack to the TV's
AUX jack.
4
Run the Auto Setup program, as described in "Setting Up the Channel
List" on page 49.
Cable box
Coaxial cable
IN
OUT
75-ohm coaxial cable
(not supplied)
Antenna cable (supplied)
Do This ...
Tune the TV to the channel the cable box is set to (usually channel 3 or 4) and then
use the cable box to switch channels.
Program the remote control. See "Programming the Remote Control" on page 54.
Press
SAT/CABLE FUNCTION
up.
When using the cable box, you need the TV to stay on the channel the cable box is
set to (usually channel 3 or 4). You can use the TV's Channel Fix feature to lock in a
specific channel. For details, see "Using the Channel Menu" on page 84.
ANT
Press
to switch back and forth between the TV's VHF/UHF (unscrambled
channels) and AUX (scrambled) inputs.
Do not leave the display indication of the cable box turned on.
AUX
TO CONVERTER
TV
VHF/UHF
repeatedly until the SAT/CABLE indicator lights
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