Connections
Connections
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Connecting Cable TV and VCR
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.
Cable without a Cable Box
If you want to connect cable, and you do not need to use a cable box:
1
Plug the incoming cable
into the ANT A antenna
terminal on the back of the
TV.
Cable with a Cable Box that Descrambles All Channels
1
Find the cable that is con-
nected to the ANTENNA
OUT terminal on your
cable box. This terminal
might be labeled “ANT
OUT,” “VHF OUT,” or sim-
ply, “OUT.”
2
Connect the other end of
this cable to the ANT A
antenna terminal on the
back of the TV.
Connecting a Cable Converter Box
This connection allows you to watch cable and premium channels. You should keep your TV
selected to ANT A so that you can use the TV features. When viewing premium channels, select
ANT B and tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is vacant in your area), then use the
converter box to change channels. You will need two coaxial cables.
Note: When you use a converter box with
your TV, there may be features that you can
not program using the remote control, such as
programming your favorite channels and block-
ing channels.
Connecting a Cable Converter Box and a VCR
This connection allows you to watch and record basic and premium cable channels, as well as
watch videotapes. You should keep your TV selected to ANT A so that you can use the TV’s fea-
tures. When viewing premium channels or recording with the VCR, select ANT B (whichever chan-
nel is vacant in your area), then use the converter box to change channels.
Caution: If you want to record one channel
while watching another channel, a splitter (not
included) must be added between the cable
and ANT A. One output of the splitter goes to
ANT A and the second output is connected to
IN on the cable converter box.
If you have a mono VCR, connect L/Mono to
VCR Audio OUT using only one audio cable.
If you have a S-VHS VCR, use the S-video con-
nections and remove the video cable. Do not
connect the video cable and the S-video cable
to video1 simultaneously.
When you use a converter box with your TV
there may be features that you can not pro-
gram using the remote control, such as pro-
gramming your favorite channels and blocking
channels.
