Cable Box Only
Before connecting a cable
box, see "About Using
CableCARD" on page 16.
Notes on Using This Connection
To Do This ...
Use the cable box
Set up the TV remote control
to operate the cable box
Activate the remote control to
operate the cable box
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For best results, use this connection if:
❑
Your cable company scrambles all channels, which requires you
to use a cable box.
❑
You do not have a VCR. (If you have a VCR, see pages 23 and 24.)
With this connection you can:
❑
Use the TV remote control to change channels coming through
the cable box to the TV's VHF/UHF jack. (You must first
program the remote control for your specific cable box.)
To connect the cable box
1
Connect the CATV cable to the cable box's input jack.
2
Use a coaxial cable to connect the cable box's output jack to the
TV's VHF/UHF jack.
CATV
Coaxial cable
cable
1
2
IN
OUT
Cable box
3
Run Auto Program, as described in "Setting Up the Channel List"
on page 43.
Do This ...
Tune the TV to the channel the cable box is set to (usually channel 3 or 4)
and then use the cable box to switch channels.
Program the remote control. See "Programming the Remote Control" on
pages 49.
SAT/CABLE
FUNCTION.
Press
TV
VHF/UHF