Basic Connections: Connecting A Cable Or Antenna; About Using Cablecard - Sony KDP-51WS655 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or Antenna
The way in vvhkq_ you will connect your TV varies, depending on
how your home receives a signal (cable, cable box, antenna) and
whether or not you phm to cormect a VCR.
Cable or Antenna Only 18
[] No cable box or VCR
Cable and Antenna On!y 19
[] No cable box or VCR
Cable Box and Cable Only
20
[] Cable box unscrambles only some
channels
(usually premium channels)
[] No VCR
Cable Box On!y
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[] Cable box unscrambles all channels
[] No VCR
If you are connecting a VCR
[21 See the cormections described on pages 24 and 26.
About UMng Cab#eCABD
If you are planmng to use a separate cable box for digital cable TV servwes, you may be able
re receive programming using this TV with the CableCARD instead -- except in the following
circumstances:
[] Your cable TV company does not provide CableCARD service in your vmwmg area.
[] You want to access your cable company's interactive or advanced teatures (such as video,-
on-demand or. m some cases, pay-per-viewk At this time, these services reqmre a
bidirectional link. whiclt are onll available through the use of a separate set-top box
CableCARD is currently a unidirectional device only and caz_tot provide these advanced
serv12es_
Check with your cable TV company for CableCARD service details, limitations° pricing, and
availability, all of wNch are determined by your cable TV company -- not Sony. For
intorrnatlon on installing and activating CableCARD see "Using CableCARD" on page 41.
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