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Two Cable TV Boxes, or Two Digital Cable
Receivers (NTSC) and Antenna (ATSC)
You must have two identical set-top boxes — such as two
digital cable receivers, two satellite receivers, or two
cable TV boxes (sold separately) — from the same TV
source and the HP Digital Entertainment Center dual-tuner
option (select models only) to set this up. This
configuration will allow you to watch live TV on one
channel and record another channel at the same time.
Connect the NTSC TV signal source from each set-top box
or digital cable receiver into each of the HP Digital
Entertainment Center tuners' TV Source 1 and TV
Source 2.
If you are using two matching set-top cable boxes, with
S-video or composite video output, do the following to
connect two tuners and a HDTV ATSC input to your
HP Digital Entertainment Center:
1
Make sure that:
Cable TV box: A coaxial cable connector
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from your cable source (wall) is plugged into
a cable splitter (provided), then into each cable
set-top box In connector. This setup is similar to
the illustration "TV signal source — two digital
cable boxes (NTSC)" on page 92.
Digital cable receiver: A coaxial cable
■
connector from two cable sources (wall) is
plugged into each digital cable receiver IN
connector. See "TV signal source — two digital
cable boxes (NTSC)" on page 92.
2
Connect a video cable for set-top box 1.
a
Choose a Video Out connector:
Video (composite)
■
S-video
■
b
Connect the video cable from the
set-top box or digital cable receiver back
panel video output connector.
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c
Connect the video cable into the HP Digital
Entertainment Center back panel TV Source 1 In
connector.
3
Connect stereo audio cables for set-top box 1
(skip this step if using coaxial [RF]):
a
From the set-top box or digital cable receiver
back Audio Out right (red) and Audio Out left
(white) connectors.
b
Into the HP Digital Entertainment Center back
panel TV Source 1 In Audio right (red) and Audio
left (white) connectors.
4
Connect a video cable for set-top box 2:
a
Choose a video out connector; use the same type
as set-top box 1:
Video (composite)
■
S-video
■
b
Connect the video cable from the
set-top box or digital cable receiver back
panel video output connector.
c
Connect the video cable into the HP Digital
Entertainment Center back panel TV Source 2 In
connector.
5
Connect stereo audio cables for set-top box 2
(skip this step if using coaxial [RF]):
a
From the set-top box or digital cable receiver
back Audio Out right (red) and Audio Out left
(white) connectors.
b
Into the HP Digital Entertainment Center back
panel TV Source 2 In Audio right (red) and Audio
left (white) connectors.
6
Connect the coaxial cable from the UHF/VHF
antenna into the HDTV/SDTV Ant. In connector on
the back of the HP Digital Entertainment Center.
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