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Frequently Asked Questions 1 I have Digital Cable at Home (Comcast), can I connect the digital cable coax into the DLS ATSC tuner HDTV tuner card? No, the HDTV tuner card in your MCE system supports only "over-the-air" digital broadcast, not digital cable or digital satellite service.You can still connect your cable to the Sony Cable TV Tuner and record analog cable broadcasts, just not digital cable programming. You can also use the ATSC HD Tuner to connect to an ATSC antenna to enjoy Over-The-Air local broadcasts. 2 I just purchased an indoor or outdoor HD antenna, but how do I know which direction to face the antenna to? Visit the website URL http://www.antennaweb.org to obtain directions on where your digital antenna should point. There is also an option to bring up your location map that will have a drawing showing the directions and what channels are available in that direction, use a compass and this map to align your antenna for the best signal reception. 3 I still have my old antenna on the roof; can I use it to pick up ATSC channels? You should be able to; ATSC uses the same frequencies as analog NTSC TV with an antenna. You may need to adjust your roof antenna and refer to http://www.antennaweb.org for map orientation of your local ATSC stations. 4 How can I increase my signal strength? In some cases a signal amplifier can be paired with the antenna to increase signal strength. 5 Can I add a splitter to split the cable? If you need to split the signal, use an HDTV-compliant splitter of at least 5 1100Mhz. Make sure that you are not getting a combiner. Though combiners and splitters look very similar, if not identical, a combiner will not properly split the signal. 6 Why can't I receive all of the channels in the MCE TV guide? You might not be able to receive all channels broadcasted in your area if the antenna does not receive the appropriate range of signal on the MHz scale for digital TV channels, is located near any tall buildings or hills that obstruct the line of sight to the broadcasting antenna, or if you are to far away from the broadcasting signal. 118 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System

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VGX-XL2A Digital Living System
Frequently Asked Questions
1
I have Digital Cable at Home (Comcast), can I connect the digital cable
coax into the DLS ATSC tuner HDTV tuner card?
No, the HDTV tuner card in your MCE system supports only “over-the-air”
digital broadcast, not digital cable or digital satellite service.You can still
connect your cable to the Sony Cable TV Tuner and record analog cable
broadcasts, just not digital cable programming.
You can also use the ATSC
HD Tuner to connect to an ATSC antenna to enjoy Over-The-Air local
broadcasts.
2
I just purchased an indoor or outdoor HD antenna, but how do I know
which direction to face the antenna to?
Visit the website URL
to obtain directions on
where your digital antenna should point.
There is also an option to bring up your location map that will have a drawing
showing the directions and what channels are available in that direction, use a
compass and this map to align your antenna for the best signal reception.
3
I still have my old antenna on the roof; can I use it to pick up ATSC
channels?
You should be able to; ATSC uses the same frequencies as analog NTSC TV
with an antenna. You may need to adjust your roof antenna and refer to
for map orientation of your local ATSC stations.
4
How can I increase my signal strength?
In some cases a signal amplifier can be paired with the antenna to increase
signal strength.
5
Can I add a splitter to split the cable?
If you need to split the signal, use an HDTV-compliant splitter of at least 5 -
1100Mhz. Make sure that you are not getting a combiner. Though combiners
and splitters look very similar, if not identical, a combiner will not properly split
the signal.
6
Why can't I receive all of the channels in the MCE TV guide?
You might not be able to receive all channels broadcasted in your area if the
antenna does not receive the appropriate range of signal on the MHz scale for
digital TV channels, is located near any tall buildings or hills that obstruct the
line of sight to the broadcasting antenna, or if you are to far away from the
broadcasting signal.