Connecting Cable TV
You can connect different cable systems to your TV, including cable without a cable box, and cable with a cable
box that descrambles some or all channels.
If you want to connect cable, and you do not need to use a cable box:
Cable without a Cable Box
Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels
1
Find the cable that is connected to the ANTENNA OUT ter-
minal on your cable box.
2
Connect the other end of this cable to the VHF/UHF antenna
terminal on the back of the TV.
Plug the incoming cable into the VHF/UHF antenna terminal
on back of the TV.
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 (A/B) switch and four lengths of coaxial cable. (These items are available at most elec-
tronics stores.)
Connecting to a Cable Box that Descrambles Some Channels
1
Find and disconnect the cable that is connected to the ANTEN-
NA IN terminal on your cable box.
This terminal might be labeled “ANT IN”, “VHF IN” or simply, “IN”.
2
Connect this cable to a two-way splitter.
Incoming Cable
Splitter
3
Connect a coaxial cable between an
OUTPUT terminal on the splitter and
the IN terminal on the cable box.
Incoming Cable
Splitter
Cable Box
4
Connect a coaxial cable between the
ANTENNA OUT terminal on the cable
box and the B–IN terminal on the
RF(A/B) switch.
Splitter
Cable Box
RF(A/B)
Switch
Clock Set
Move Adjust Skip
Enjoy your watching
Plug & Play
Plug & Play
Language
English
Français
Español
Português
Move Enter Skip
Plug & Play
Air/CATV
Air
STD
HRC
IRC
Move Enter Skip
Auto Program
Air 13
Enter Skip
Start
Hour Minute am/pm
12 00 am
Plug & Play Feature
When the TV is initially powered On, four basic customer settings proceed automatically and subsequently:
Setting the language, Video signal source, Auto program and Clock.
1
Press the [POWER] button to turn on the TV.
The message <Plug & Play> is displayed.
In a moment the Language menu will be displayed.
2
Press the [
…
/
†
] buttons to move to language of your choice,
then press the [ENTER] button.
The signal source setup menu will be displayed after a moment.
3
Press the [
…
/
†
] buttons to move to signal source of your
choice: <Air, STD, HRD and IRC>, then press the [ENTER]
button.
The <Auto Program> menu will be displayed after a moment.
4
Press the [ENTER] button then select <START>.
The TV will begin memorizing all of the available channels.
To stop, press the [ENTER] button again.
In a moment the <Clock Set> menu will be displayed.
5
Press the [
…
/
†
/
œ
/
√
] buttons to set the current time.
6
Press the [MENU] button to finish.
After you’ve made this connection, set the A/B switch to the “A” position for normal viewing. Set the A/B switch to the
“B” position to view scrambled channels. (When you set the A/B switch to “B”, you will need to tune your TV to the
cable box’s output channel, which is usually channel 3 or 4.)
RF(A/B)
Switch
RF(A/B)
Switch
TV
5
Connect another cable between the
other OUT terminal on the splitter and
the A–IN terminal on the RF (A/B)
switch.
Splitter
Cable Box
6
Connect the last coaxial cable
between the OUT terminal on the RF
(A/B) switch and the VHF/UHF termi-
nal on the rear of the TV.
Splitter
Cable Box
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