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Hardware Setup
TV tuner setup
Connection 3: Connecting with satellite TV or
cable TV with a set-top box
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Refer to your cable or satellite set-top box user guide for the exact
location and labeling of components.
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Computer features may vary. Cable lengths are not shown to scale.
To connect the TV tuner to your existing satellite TV or cable TV
source with a set-top box:
1. Connect an RF coaxial cable from your cable or satellite TV
wall jack
1
to the TV-In jack on your cable or satellite set-top
box
2
.
2. Connect an RF coaxial cable from the TV-Out jack
3
on your
cable or satellite set-top box to the RF coaxial cable
adapter
4
.
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For improved video quality you can connect your set-top
box to the TV tuner using a composite video or S-Video
cable instead of an RF coaxial cable. Refer to Chapter 4,
“
Advanced connections
,” for instructions.
3. Connect the RF coaxial cable adapter
5
to the TV tuner.
4. Insert the TV tuner
6
into the ExpressCard slot on the
computer.