Connecting the TV
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Basic Connections
Cable System or
VHF/UHF Antenna
System
Cable or VHF only or VHF/UHF
From the Channel settings, select Cable On or Cable Off for your type of
input signal.
Cable Box/Digital
Cable Box
Use this hookup if:
s You subscribe to a cable TV system that uses scrambled or encoded
signals requiring a cable box to view all channels, and
s You do not intend to hook up any other audio or video equipment to
your TV.
1 Connect the coaxial connector from your cable service to the cable
box’s IN jack.
2 Using the supplied 75-ohm coaxial cable, connect the cable box’s OUT
jack to the TV’s VHF/UHF jack.
Also, set Cable to On in the Channel settings (see page 53).
Notes on Using This Connection
A ferrite core is factory attached to the supplied 75-ohm
coaxial cable. Do not detach the ferrite core from the coaxial
cable.
The ferrite core is attached to one end of (not the center of) the
supplied 75-ohm coaxial cable. When connecting the cable to
the TV, insert the end with the ferrite core into the VHF/UHF
jack.
75-ohm coaxial
cable
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF jack
z The supplied remote
control can be
programmed to operate
your cable box (see
“Programming the
Remote Control” on
page 34).
z To change channels
using the cable box, set
your TV to channel 3 or
4 depending on the
cable box channel
output.
z If you will be controlling
all channel selection
through your cable box,
consider using the
Channel Fix feature to
set your TV to channel 3
or 4 (see page 53).
75-ohm coaxial
cable
Cable
IN
jack
Cable box
OUT
jack
Rear of TV
VHF/UHF jack
To Do This ... Do This ...
Use the cable box/digital cable
box
Tune the TV to the channel the cable box is set to and then use the cable box to
switch channels.
Set up the remote control to
operate the cable box/digital cable
box
Program the remote control. See “Programming the Remote Control” on page 34.
Activate the remote control to
operate the cable box/digital cable
box
Press SAT/CABLE (FUNCTION).
Control cable box/digital cable
box functions with the remote
control
See “Operating a Cable Box” on page 36.
Prevent the accidental switching
of TV channels
When using the cable box, you need the TV to stay on the channel the cable box is set
to. You can use the TV’s Channel Fix feature to lock in a specific channel. For
details, see “Using the Channel Settings” on page 53.
