Connecting a VCR and Cable Box
NOTE: A cable box with AUDIO OUT jacks such as the one used in the example on this page might pass stereo sound to the TV. Check with your cable TV company. The RF jack output jack on a cable box (commonly labeled �OUT TO TV,� �OUTPUT,� or �OUT�) will not pass stereo sound to your TV.
Back of TV Incoming Cable TV Signal
DVI
G S-VIDEO
1
V
R
L
5
Pr OUT Pb L Y V R L R R R L V L
G S-VIDEO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Connect the incoming cable TV signal to a two-way signal splitter. The signal splitter enables you to route the cable signal to the TV without using the OUT TO TV jack on the cable box, which will not pass stereo sound to the TV. Using a coaxial cable, connect to one of the connectors on the signal splitter and to the TUNER jack on the back of the TV.
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Signal Splitter
AV5 AV6
RGB+HV
2
R L STANDARD/ HD INPUTS STANDARD/ R L HD INPUTS Pr Pb Y TUNER Pr Pb Y
4
AUDIO L ANT OUT IN OUT R VIDEO IN
Using a coaxial cable, connect to the other connector on the signal splitter and to the CABLE IN jack on the back of the cable box.
Source
OK
OUT
TV
Back of VCR (example only)
IN CH3 CH4
Using Audio/Video cables, connect to the AUDIO and VIDEO OUT jacks on the back of the cable box and to the corresponding AUDIO and VIDEO IN jacks on the back of the VCR.
AV1:Other AV2:Other AV3:Other AV4:Other AV5:Other AV6:Other SIDE:Other
OUTPUT CH 3 CABLE IN TO TV 4 VIDEO OUT R AUDIO OUT L
Using Audio/Video cables, connect to the AUDIO and VIDEO OUT jacks on the back of the VCR and to the corresponding AV2 audio (L and R) and video (V) input jacks on the back of the TV. Press the Source (AV+) button on the remote control to access the Source list. Press the Cursor Up or Down button to select the AV2 input source. Press the OK button to confirm your choice. The set is now switched to the AV2 input source for the viewing of programs from the cable box or the VCR.
INFO SELECT PIXEL PLUS
AV4 AV3 SUB OUT AV2 MON AV1 SERVICE 1 C
3
Back of Cable Box (example only)
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NOTE: Since you�ve connected the cable TV signal directly to the TV�s tuner (step 2 above), you can watch the unscrambled programs by simply tuning to the desired channel. To store channels in the TV�s memory, you must use Autoprogram, which you can access through �Install� in the TV�s on-screen menu. See the Autoprogram section in the Quick Use and Setup Guide that came with
TV
CC
SURR
HD SCREEN
8 7
SURF
®
FORMAT
®
®
®
PIP
MUTE
6
AV+
SAP CONTROL ACTIVE CLOCK
HELPFUL HINT
Color Coding Used on Jacks and Plugs to simplify connections: Yellow: Video (Composite Video) Red: Right Audio White: Left Audio.
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the TV. If you use Autoprogram, you can select channels by pressing the CH + or � buttons on the TV remote control (in TV mode). Otherwise, you must press the digit (number) buttons to tune directly to the channel you desire.
