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 Opremium 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
For basic cable service not requiring a Converter/Descrambler
Antenna
box, connect the CATV 75 ohm Coaxial Cable directly to theJack
Antenna Jack on the back of the TV/DVD.
75 ohmUHF/
Coaxial CableVHF
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 ohmJack
75 ohm Cable to
CATV CableTV/VCR
Converter/
Descrambler
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 OB�
position, you can directly tune any nonscrambled channels on your TV/DVD. With the switch in the OA� 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/
IncomingDescrambler
Antenna
75 ohm75 ohm CableJack
CATV Cableto TV/VCR
SplitterA/B Switch A
B
UHF/
VHF
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