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2. Connecting to your cable or satellite set-top box
a. Connections
i. Video inputs from your set-top box to your @TV: You can
connect your @TV to your cable or satellite box via composite
or component cables; we recommend component because
they provide better overall video quality.
ii. Audio inputs: your @TV has a traditional RCA-style
composite input available for both the right and left channels
of audio from your cable or satellite box.
iii. IR blasters (infrared) to control your set-top box: your @TV
comes with a set of IR blasters. These plug into the back of
the @TV and allow it to send IR commands to your cable or
satellite box, just like your home remote control. Identifying
where your cable or satellite box receives the commands
from its remote control will help you place them in the
optimal location.
b. Video pass-through
i. This feature is useful only if you currently have your cable
box connected to your home TV with the same connections
that you would like to use for your @TV; it allows you to
directly pass the input video from your cable or satellite
box through the @TV to your home TV. If you have your TV
connected to your cable or satellite box via HDMI and have
free component or composite connections, you have no need
to use the video out connections.
c. Other issues
i. HDMI syncing
In rare cases, certain cable or satellite boxes automatically
CONNECTING TO YOUR CABLE OR SATELLITE SET-TOP BOX
disable analog outputs like the ones @TV uses whenever
an HDMI enabled device (like an HDTV) is connected to
them; this is because that particular cable or satellite box
manufacturer has chosen to enable advanced content
protection protocols that are triggered by your TV/STB
combination. The best workaround is to utilize @TV’s HD
pass-through feature and take the 1080i component cable
signal from your cable or satellite box and pass it through to
your television. This will enable you to enjoy @TV and also
watch your cable or satellite on your HDTV in 1080i quality.
ii. Audio troubleshooting
If you are experiencing distortion or another audio issue,
please check to make sure that the cables connecting your
cable or satellite box to your @TV are attached correctly.
Turning on your TV to listen to the audio and switching to
other channels will help you pinpoint whether it is an issue
with the broadcast or something else.