Sony KE-42M1 Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 21
Connecting and Setting the TV, Basic Connections (Connecting Cable or an Antenna), Connector types - fix
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Connecting and Setting the TV Connecting and Setting the TV Basic Connections (Connecting Cable or an Antenna) Connector types You may find it necessary to use some of the following connector types during set up. Supplied 75-ohm coaxial cable Screw-on type Screw into connection. S VIDEO cable High quality video cable for enhanced picture quality Align guides and push into connection. AUDIO/VIDEO cable Push into connection. VIDEO - Yellow AUDIO (Left) - White AUDIO (Right) - Red Some DVD players are equipped with the following three video connectors: Y - Green PB (CB, Cb or B-Y) - Blue PR (CR, Cr or R-Y) - Red Push into connection. Connecting directly to cable or an antenna VHF only or VHF/UHF or cable 75-ohm coaxial cable (supplied) Rear of TV VHF/UHF jack Note It is strongly recommended to connect the antenna using a 75ohm coaxial cable to get optimum picture quality. A 300-ohm twin lead cable can be easily affected by radio noise and the like, resulting in signal deterioration. If you use a 300-ohm twin lead cable, keep it away as far as possible from the TV. Cable box connections Use this hookup if: • You subscribe to a cable TV system that uses scrambled or encoded signals requiring a cable box to view all channels, and • You do not intend to hook up any other audio or video equipment to your TV. 1 Connect the coaxial connector from your cable service to the cable box's IN jack. 2 Using the supplied 75-ohm coaxial cable, connect the cable box's OUT jack to the TV's VHF/UHF jack. Cable 75-ohm coaxial cable (supplied) Rear of TV VHF/UHF jack IN jack Cable box OUT jack Also, set "Cable" to "On" in the menu (see page 36). (Channel) Tips • The supplied remote control can be programmed to operate your cable box (see "Programming the Remote Control" on page 14). • To change channels using the cable box, set your TV to channel 3 or 4 depending on the cable box channel output. • If you will be controlling all channel selection through your cable box, consider using the Channel Fix feature to set your TV to channel 3 or 4 (see page 37). 21