Connecting A Ovo1Blu-Ray Player I Cable Box I Satellite Receiver (Set·top Box) Via Homi; I I I - Samsung LN32B530 User Manual

Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some Channels
If your cable box descrambles only some channels (such as premium channels), follow the instructions below. You will need a two-
way splitter, an RF (AlB) switch and four lengths of RF cable. (These items are available at most electronics stores.)
Incoming cable
Cable Box
1. Find and disconnect the cable that is connected to the ANT IN terminal on your cable box.
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This terminal might be labeled 'ANT IN', 'VHF IN' or simply, 'IN'
2. Connect this cable to a two-way splitter
3. Connect an RF cable between the OUTPUT terminal on the splitter and the IN terminal on the cable box.
4. Connect an RF cable between the ANT OUT terminal on the cable box and the B-IN terminal on the RF(AlB) switch.
5. Connect another cable between the other OUT terminal on the splitter and the A-IN terminal on the RF (AlB) switch.
6. Connect the last RF cable between the OUT terminal on the RF (AlB) switch and the ANT IN terminal on the rear of the TV
After you have made this connection, set the AlB switch to the 'A' position for normal viewing. Set the AlB switch to the
'8'
position to view scrambled channels. (When you set the AlB switch to 'B', you will need to tune your TV to the cable box's
output channel, which is usually channel 3 or 4.)
• Connecting a OVD I Blu-ray player I Cable Box I Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box) via HOMI
This connection can only be made if there is an HOMI Output connector on the external device.
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1. Connect an HOMI Cable between the HDMIIN (1, 2 or 3) jack on the TV and the HOMI jack on the OVO
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What is HOMI?
• HOMI(High-Oefinition Multimedia Interface), is an interface that enables the transmission of digital audio and video signals
using a single cable.
• The difference between HOM I and OVI is that the HOMI device is smaller in size and has the HOCP (High Bandwidth Digital
Copy Protection) coding feature installed.
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The TV may not output sound and pictures may be displayed with abnormal color when OVO
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Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box) supporting HOMI versions older than 1.3 are connected. When connecting an older HOMI
cable and there is no sound, connect the HOMI cable to the HDMIIN 1 (DVI) jack and the audio cables to the DVI AUDIO
IN [R-AUDIO-LJ jacks on the back of the TV If this happens, contact the company that provided the OVO I Blu-ray player I
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Satellite receiver (Set-Top Box) to confirm the HOMI version, then request an upgrade.
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HOMI cables that are not 1.3 may cause annoying flicker or no screen display.