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Setting up your TV
Connecting cable TV
Basic cable TV
Most basic cable TV service does not require a converter box.
To connect basic cable TV without a converter box:
• Connect a 75 ohm coaxial cable from the cable TV outlet to the antenna jack on the
back of your TV.
Cable TV with a converter box
To connect cable TV with a converter box:
1
Connect a 75 ohm coaxial cable from the cable TV outlet to the
IN
jack on the
converter box.
2
Connect a 75 ohm coaxial cable from the
OUT
jack on the converter box to the antenna
jack on the back of your TV.
3
Tune your TV to the output channel for cable TV (usually channel 3 or 4), then use the
cable converter box to select TV channels.
Cable TV with a converter box and A/B switch
If your cable TV service has basic (unscrambled) cable channels and premium (scrambled)
channels that require a cable converter box, you may want to use an A/B switch that you get
from the cable company or an electronics store. An A/B switch lets you use your TV to tune to
basic cable channels and use the converter box to tune to premium channels.
To connect cable TV with a converter box and A/B switch:
Note:
All cables used in this procedure are 75 ohm coaxial cables.
1
Connect a cable from the cable TV outlet to the
IN
jack on the A/B switch.
2
Connect a cable from the
A
jack on the switch to the converter box, then connect a
cable from the converter box to the splitter. This connection lets you watch scrambled
channels using the converter box to tune channels.
3
Connect a cable from the
B
jack on the switch to the splitter. This connection lets you
watch unscrambled channels using your TV to tune channels.
4
Connect a cable from the splitter to the antenna jack on the back of the TV.
Antenna jack
Basic cable
Converter box
Converter box with A/B switch
A/B switch
Splitter
A
B
