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Connecting a cable or satellite box
Many cable or satellite TV boxes have more than one connection type.
To get the best video, you should use the best connection type
available. For more information, see “What connection should I use?”
on page 7.
Notes:
• "If the signal level for a channel is weak, the picture may be distorted.
Adjust the antenna or use a highly directional outdoor or set-top
antenna with a built-in amplifier.
• "If the picture quality is good on some channels and poor on others,
the problem may be caused by a poor or weak signal from the
broadcaster or cable TV provider.
• "If you connect to cable or satellite TV without a set-top box and
experience poor picture quality, you may need to install a set-top box
to improve signal reception and picture quality. Contact your cable or
satellite TV provider about upgrading to a set-top box.
• "Many high-definition (HD) channels upscale standard-definition
(SD) content. The picture displayed on your TV is still displayed as SD,
thus the picture quality will not be as clear or crisp as it would be if
the content was originally recorded in HD.
Using HDMI (best)
To connect a cable or satellite box using HDMI:
1 Turn off your TV and all connected equipment.
2 Connect the incoming cable from the cable wall jack to the
cable-in jack on the cable box.
3 Connect an HDMI cable (not included) to one of the HDMI jacks
on the back of your TV and to the HDMI OUT jack on the cable or
satellite box.
4 Turn on your TV, then turn on the cable or satellite box.
5 Go through the setup wizard on page 16.
Using DVI (same as HDMI but requires an audio connection)
To connect a cable or satellite box using DVI:
1 Turn off your TV and all connected equipment.
2 Connect the incoming cable from the cable wall jack to the
cable-in jack on the cable box.
3 Connect an HDMI-DVI adapter (not included) to one end of an
HDMI cable (not included).
4 Connect the HDMI-DVI adapter to the DVI OUT jack on the cable
or satellite box and to the HDMI 1 jack on the side of your TV.
5 Connect a 3.5mm to L+R audio cable (not included) to the AV
audio in (L+R) jack on the back of your TV and to the AUDIO OUT
jacks on the cable or satellite box.
6 Turn on your TV, then turn on the cable or satellite box.
7 Go through the setup wizard on page 16.
Notes
An HDMI cable carries both audio and video. You do
not need to use any audio cables.
Back of TV
HDMI cable
Cable or
satellite box
From cable TV
wall jack (75 ohm)
To Cable-in jack on the
cable TV or satellite box
Cable or satellite box
Back of TV
HDMI cable with HDMI-DVI adapter
3.5 mm audio cable
From cable TV
wall jack (75 ohm)
To Cable-in jack on the
cable TV or satellite box
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