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Connecting Your TV
Cable-TV
Operation
Your new TV is designed
to receive
up to 181 'IV channels,
including
125
non-scrambled
cable channels
(see
chart below).
To use this TV on a
cable-TV
system, confirm
that the
cable-TV, system is properly
connected
to your TV. Since cable
systems vary, you may wish to
consult your local cable-TV
company
for additional
information.
If ),our cable-TV
company
follows
EIA/NCTA channelidentification
sta:ndards, most of the channels
offered by_your cable company
will
be identified
by channel numbers
that
are identical
to those on your TV. For
example, if your cable-TV
system has
programs
on cable channel 20, you
can choose this channel by selecting
channel 20 on your TV.
Some cable-TV
companies
do not
follow the EIA/NCTA
standards
and
instead assign their own channel
identification.
For example,
some
use the standard broadcast
channel
numbers
(2-13) for channels 2-13,
but identify their other channels
with
letters.
If your cable company
does
not follow the EIA/NCTA
standards,
ask them for a cross reference
that
shows to which channels
you should
tune your TV to receive their cable-
TV channels.
Scrambled
Cable-TV
Channels
Some cable companies
offer
"premium-pay"
channels
in which
the signal is scrambled.
Descrambling
these signals for
normal viewing may require the use
of a cable box which is generally
provided by the cable company.
How you connect the cable box to
your TV depends
upon whether or
not the cable box can be controlled
by remote control.
If your cable box
is remote controllable,
you will want
to connect it as shown in Diagram
B
on the previous
page.
If your cable box cannot be
controlled
by remote control, you
will still be able to remotely control
"unscrambled"
channels
with the
connection
shown in Diagram
C on
the previous
page.
The chart below lists the "total" channel and cable capability count.
• Ultraband (Channels 65-94 and 100-125 or
W+29 to W+84)
Total"
Low VHF A-8 (Channel 01)
VHF (Channels 2-13)*
UHF (Channels
14-69)
Low Midband A-5 through A-1 (Channels 95-99)**
Midband (Channels 14-22 or A-I)
Superband (Channels 23-36 or J-W)
Hyperband (Channels 37-64 or W+I to W+28)
12"
56
68
125
1
12 *
5**
9
14
28
56
* VHF is only counted once in total channel count because you can receive channels 2-13 on
both off-fir
and cable channels. Therefore the total channel count for off-air" and
"cable" is 181 channels (68+125-12=181).
**Channels 95, 96, and 97 are not applicable in Canada. Therefore, the total number in Canada
is 178.
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