Insignia NS-FTV27 User Manual (English) - Page 7

NS-FTV27 27-inch Flat Stereo Color TV Combination VHF/UHF antenna (separate VHF and UHF 300 ohm twin-lead wires) RF IN jack 300-75 ohm matching transformer Combiner UHF 300 ohm VHF 300 ohm 1 Connect the UHF 300 ohm twin-lead wire to the combiner (not supplied). 2 Connect the VHF 300 ohm twin-lead wire to the 300-75 ohm matching transformer. 3 Attach the transformer to the combiner, then attach the combiner to the RF IN jack. Separate VHF/UHF antennas (75 ohm VHF cable and 300 ohm UHF twin-lead wires) RF IN jack VHF 75 ohm Combiner UHF 300 ohm 1 Connect the VHF 75 ohm cable and UHF 300 ohm twin-lead wire to the combiner. 2 Attach the combiner to the RF IN jack. Connecting to cable television This television has an extended tuning range and can tune most cable channels without using a cable television converter box. Some cable television 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 television company. For subscribers to basic cable television service 75 ohm coaxial cable RF IN jack For basic cable service not requiring a converter/descrambler box, connect the 75 ohm coaxial cable directly to the RF IN jack on the back of the television. For subscribers to scrambled cable television service Incoming 75 ohm cable TV cable 75 ohm cable RF IN to TV jack Converter/Descrambler 1 If you subscribe to a cable television service which requires the use of a converter/descrambler box, connect the incoming 75 ohm coaxial cable to the converter/descrambler box. 2 Using another 75 ohm coaxial cable, connect the output jack of the converter/descrambler box to the RF IN jack on the television. Follow the connections shown above. 3 Set the television to the output channel of the converter/descrambler box (usually channel 3 or 4) and use the converter/descrambler box to select channels. For subscribers to unscrambled basic cable television service with scrambled premium channels Incoming 75 ohm cable TV cable Converter/ Descrambler 75 ohm cable RF IN to TV jack Splitter A/B Switch If you subscribe to a cable television 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 television company or an electronics supply store). Follow the connections shown above. With the switch in the B position, you can directly tune any nonscrambled channels on your television. With the switch in the A position, tune your television to the output of the converter/descrambler box (usually channel 3 or 4) and use the converter/descrambler box to tune scrambled channels. Connecting to other equipment The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the television is dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the owner's manual provided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs. The following connection diagrams are offered as suggestions. You may need to modify them to accommodate your particular assortment of components. The diagrams are intended to show component video and audio interconnections only. 6 www.insignia-products.com