Basic Connections: Connecting A Cable Or Antenna; About Using Cablecard - Sony KD-30XS955 Service Manual

Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or Antenna

About Using CableCARD

If you are planning to use a separate cable box for digital cable TV services, you may be able
to receive programming using this TV with the CableCARD instead — except in the following
circumstances:
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Your cable TV company does not provide CableCARD service in your viewing area.
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You want to access your cable company's interactive or advanced features (such as video-
on-demand or, in some cases, pay-per-view). At this time, these services require a
bidirectional link, which are only available through the use of a separate set-top box.
CableCARD is currently a unidirectional device only, and cannot provide these advanced
services.
Check with your cable TV company for CableCARD service details, limitations, pricing, and
availability, all of which are determined by your cable TV company — not Sony. For
information on installing and activating CableCARD, see "Using CableCARD" on page 41.
The way in which you will connect your TV varies, depending on
how your home receives a signal (cable, cable box, antenna) and
whether or not you plan to connect a VCR.
If You Are Connecting
Cable or Antenna Only
❏
No cable box or VCR
Cable and Antenna Only
❏
No cable box or VCR
Cable Box and Cable Only
❏
Cable box unscrambles only some
channels (usually premium channels)
❏
No VCR
Cable Box Only
❏
Cable box unscrambles all channels
❏
No VCR
If you are connecting a VCR
❑
See the connections described on pages 22 and 24.
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