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Cable TV connections This TV/DVD 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" in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals for normal viewing requires the use of a descrambler device which is generally provided by the cable company. FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO BASIC CABLE TV SERVICE 75 ohm Coaxial Cable Antenna Jack D UHF/ VHF For basic cable service not requiring a Converter/Descrambler box, connect the CATV 75 ohm Coaxial Cable directly to the Antenna Jack on the back of the TV/DVD. 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/DVD. Follow the connections shown below. Set the TV/DVD to the output channel of the Converter/Descrambler box (usually channel 3 or 4) and use the Converter/Descrambler box to select channels. Incoming 75 ohm CATV Cable 75 ohm Cable to TV/VCR Antenna Jack ==I DCeosncvraemrtebdler I __ UHF/ VHF FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO UNSCRAMBLED SCRAMBLED PREMIUM CHANNELS BASIC CABLE TV SERVICE WITH 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 company or an electronics supply store). Follow the connections shown below. With the switch in the "B" position, you can directly tune any nonscrambled channels on your TV/DVD. With the switch in the "A" position, tune your TV/DVD to the output of the Converter/Descrambler box (usually channel 3 or 4) and use the Converter/ Descrambler box to tune scrambled channels. Incoming 75 ohm CATV Cable 1- Descrambler litter A/B Switch Converter/ _ 75 ohm Cable to TV/VCR Antenna Jack • UHF/ VHF 12

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Cable TV connections
This TV/DVD
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"
in which the signal
is
scrambled.
Descrambling
these signals
for normal
viewing
requires
the use of a descrambler
device
which is generally
provided
by the cable company.
FOR
SUBSCRIBERS
TO
BASIC
CABLE
TV SERVICE
Antenna
Jack
D
75
ohm
UHF/
Coaxial Cable
VHF
For basic cable service
not requiring
a Converter/Descrambler
box, connect
the CATV 75 ohm Coaxial
Cable directly to the
Antenna
Jack on the back of the TV/DVD.
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/DVD.
Follow the
connections
shown below.
Set the TV/DVD
to the output channel
of the Converter/Descrambler
box (usually
channel
3 or 4) and use the Converter/Descrambler
box to select channels.
Incoming
Antenna
75 ohm
75 ohm Cable to
Jack
CATV Cable
TV/VCR
==
I
Converted
Descrambler
I
_
_
UHF/
VHF
FOR SUBSCRIBERS
TO
UNSCRAMBLED
BASIC
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 company or an electronics
supply store). Follow the connections
shown below. With the switch in the "B"
position, you can directly tune any nonscrambled
channels
on your TV/DVD. With the switch in the "A" position, tune
your TV/DVD
to the output of the Converter/Descrambler
box (usually channel
3 or 4) and use the Converter/
Descrambler
box to tune scrambled
channels.
Converter/
_
Incoming
Descrambler
Antenna
75 ohm
75 ohm Cable
Jack
CATV Cable
to TV/VCR
1-
litter
A/B Switch
•
UHF/
VHF
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