Connecting cable tv – Dynex DX-LCD19 User Manual

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Setting up your TV

Connecting cable TV

Basic cable TV

Most basic cable TV service does not require a converter box.

To connect basic cable TV without a converter box:

• Connect a 75 ohm coaxial cable from the cable TV outlet to the antenna jack on the

back of your TV.

Cable TV with a converter box

To connect cable TV with a converter box:

1 Connect a 75 ohm coaxial cable from the cable TV outlet to the IN jack on the

converter box.

2 Connect a 75 ohm coaxial cable from the OUT jack on the converter box to the antenna

jack on the back of your TV.

3 Tune your TV to the output channel for cable TV (usually channel 3 or 4), then use the

cable converter box to select TV channels.

Cable TV with a converter box and A/B switch

If your cable TV service has basic (unscrambled) cable channels and premium (scrambled)
channels that require a cable converter box, you may want to use an A/B switch that you get
from the cable company or an electronics store. An A/B switch lets you use your TV to tune to
basic cable channels and use the converter box to tune to premium channels.

To connect cable TV with a converter box and A/B switch:

Note: All cables used in this procedure are 75 ohm coaxial cables.

1 Connect a cable from the cable TV outlet to the IN jack on the A/B switch.
2 Connect a cable from the A jack on the switch to the converter box, then connect a

cable from the converter box to the splitter. This connection lets you watch scrambled
channels using the converter box to tune channels.

3 Connect a cable from the B jack on the switch to the splitter. This connection lets you

watch unscrambled channels using your TV to tune channels.

4 Connect a cable from the splitter to the antenna jack on the back of the TV.

Antenna jack

Basic cable

Converter box

Converter box with A/B switch

A/B switch

Splitter

A

B

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