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INPUT 2
COMPOSITE
VIDEO
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INPUT 1
COMPONENT/COMPOSITE
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S-VIDEO
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DIGITAL
AUDIO
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VIDEO
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COMPONENT/COMPOSITE
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COMPOSITE
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AUDIO OUTPUT
HDMI 1 INPUT HDMI 2 INPUT
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ANTENNA/CABLE
INPUT
Get the Picture
The first part of connecting your TV is to get the picture, also known as a signal. The back panel
of your TV allows you to receive analog and digital channels by using the ANTENNA/CABLE
INPUT. See graphic below for the location of the jack.
Coaxial cable
ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT
What You Need To Know
Your TV is equipped with a QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) tuner that enables reception
of unscrambled digital cable content. If you have regular cable, your TV will receive some digital
channels that are available through a cable connection. Your TV can also receive analog and digital
off-air cable signals from an indoor or outdoor antenna.
Outdoor antenna
Indoor antenna
Note: This back panel graphic is
for representation only. Your back
panel might be different.
Getting Cable Channels
Connect a coaxial cable from the cable TV wall outlet to the ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT on the back of
the TV to receive cable channels.
What You Need
Coaxial cable
What You Need To Know
• When you’re ready to watch digital channels, make sure you are tuned to a digital channel. Digital
stations typically have a dash in the channel number and a number following the dash which is a
subchannel. Go to page 17 for more information.
• When you’re ready to watch an analog channel, make sure you are tuned to an analog channel.
Analog stations contain no more then three digits. Go to page 17 for more information.
Getting Off Air Channels
Connect a coaxial cable from an off-air antenna to the ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT to receive free local
off-air digital and analog channels.
What You Need
Indoor or outdoor antenna
What you Need to Know
• Visit www.antennaweb.org to get help deciding what type of antenna to use to receive the local
digital channels available to you. By entering where you live, this mapping program tells you
what local analog and digital stations are available using a certain antenna. Once you determine
what type of antenna you need, go to rca.com.
• Depending on your antenna capability, it may be necessary to rotate your antenna and repeat the
channel search to find all off-air channels in your area. To speed this process, uncheck the box
Detect antenna or cable signal. Also to avoid erasing channels already found, uncheck the box
Search channels already in my channel list.