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Connecting Cable TV and VCR

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Connections 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 connected to the ANTENNA OUT terminal on your cable box. This terminal might be labeled "ANT OUT," "VHF OUT," or simply, "OUT." 2 Connect the other end of this cable to the ANT A antenna terminal on the back of the TV. 22 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 blocking 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 features. When viewing premium channels or recording with the VCR, select ANT-B (whichever channel 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 connections 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 program using the remote control, such as programming your favorite channels and blocking channels. 23

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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 ter-
minal 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
blocking 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
connections 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
program using the remote control, such as
programming your favorite channels and
blocking channels.