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&low one 6f these steps to connekt a cable-TV system to your TV instead of a home antenna.
Sitice'cable-TV systems vary, yog may wish to consuit your local cable-TV comp&y for additional Mormatioti.
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Most brands of remote-controllable boxes can be controlled by the remote that came packed with your/l%
De&ls for programming your TV's remote to also control the converter/decoder box are on page 33.
See diagram D if you-want 'to connect a VCR.
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output channel of the converter box
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channels via the converter box.
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Follow this diagram if your cable company requires a converter/decoder box that cannot be controlled by remote control.
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Whenever you wish to view the Rremium pay channels.
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By connecting the decoder to the ANTA input and
CONVERTER output on the TV as shown here, you can
switch between the scrambled 'and unscrambled channels
using the remote control.
To change the incoming signal from ANT A tb ANT B,
simply press the AiVT (Antenna) button on the remote. Each
time you press the m
button,'the channel numbers will
change color on the screen to show which antenna signal
you are watching.
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