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Connect your TV
Connecting an antenna, cable, or satellite box
Antenna connections
If you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna, follow the instructions below that correspond to your antenna system. If
you are using a Cable TV service, see Cable TV connections.
Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Single 75 ohm cable)
Cable TV connections
This TV has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a Cable TV Converter box. Some
cable companies offer “premium pay channels” where the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal
viewing requires the use of a descrambler device which is generally provided by the Cable TV company.
For subscribers to basic Cable TV service
For subscribers to scrambled Cable TV service
If you subscribe to a Cable TV service which requires the use of a Converter/Descrambler box, connect the incoming 75
ohm Coaxial Cable to the Converter/Descrambler box. Using another 75 ohm Coaxial Cable, connect the output jack of
the Converter/Descrambler box to the Antenna Jack on the TV. Follow the connections shown below. Set the TV to the
output channel of the Converter/Descrambler box (usually channel 3 or 4) and use the Converter/Descrambler box to
select channels.
For subscribers to unscrambled Cable TV service with scrambled premium channels
If you subscribe to a Cable TV service in which basic channels are unscrambled and premium channels require the use of
a Converter/Descrambler box, you may wish to use a signal Splitter and an A/B Switch box (available from the Cable TV
company or an electronics supply store). Follow the connections shown below. With the switch in the “B” position, you
can directly tune any non-scrambled channels on your TV. With the switch in the “A” position, tune your TV to the output
of the Converter/Descrambler box (usually channel 3 or 4) and use the Converter/Descrambler box to tune scrambled
channels.
Connect the 75 ohm cable from the combination VHF/UHF antenna to the Antenna Jack.
75 ohm
Coaxial
Cable
Antenna
Jack
Incoming 75 ohm
Cable TV Cable
75 ohm Cable to TV
Antenna
Jack
Converter/
Descrambler
Splitter
B
A
Incoming
75 ohm
Cable TV
Cable
A/B Switch
75 ohm Cable
to TV
Converter/
Descrambler
Antenna
Jack
75 ohm
Coaxial Cable
Antenna
Jack
75 ohm
Coaxial Cable
Antenna
Jack
For basic Cable TV service not requiring a Converter/Descrambler box, connect the 75 ohm
Coaxial Cable directly to the Antenna Jack on the back of the TV.
75 ohm
Coaxial Cable
Antenna
Jack
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