Dynex DX-42E250A12 User Manual page 13

Making connections
Using component video (better)
To connect a cable or satellite box using component video:
1 Turn off your TV and all connected equipment.
2 Connect the incoming cable from the cable wall jack to the
cable-in jack on the cable box.
3 Connect a component video cable (not included) to the Y, P
P jacks on the side of your TV and the component video out
R
jacks on the cable or satellite box.
Cable or
satellite box
To Cable-in jack on the
cable TV or satellite box
4 Connect an audio cable (not included) to the L and R audio jacks
on the side of your TV and to the audio out jack on the cable or
satellite TV box.
Note
When you connect the audio using the L and R audio
jacks, the audio output is analog.
Your TV has a digital audio jack, so you can connect
the video to the component video jacks and connect
the audio to the digital audio jack to get digital audio
output.
5 Turn on your TV, then turn on the cable or satellite box.
6 Go through the setup wizard on page 16.
Side of TV
Component video cable
Audio cable
From cable TV
wall jack (75 ohm)
Using composite video (good)
To connect a cable or satellite box using composite video:
1 Turn off your TV and all connected equipment.
2 Connect the incoming cable from the cable wall jack to the
cable-in jack on the cable box.
, and 3 Connect an A/V cable (included) to the AV IN jacks on the back of
B
your TV and to the composite video and audio out jacks on the
cable or satellite box.
Cable or
satellite box
To Cable-in jack on the
cable TV or satellite box
4 Turn on your TV, then turn on the cable or satellite box.
5 Go through the setup wizard on page 16.
DX-42E250A12
Back of TV
Cables are often
color-coded to match
color-coded jacks.
A/V cable
From cable TV
wall jack (75 ohm)
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