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Connections and Setup
ANTENNA/CABLE
ANALOG INPUT
Coaxial cable
or
Outdoor or Indoor
antenna
Coaxial cable
or
Outdoor or Indoor
antenna
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ANTENNA/CABLE
DIGITAL INPUT
Getting Digital Channels
What You Need
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Antenna ("rabbit ears") or outdoor antenna with coaxial cable
A. Do you have an indoor or outdoor antenna? If not, go to step B. If so, plug the antenna or
coaxial cable from the wall outlet into the ANTENNA/CABLE DIGITAL INPUT to receive
free off-air local digital channels.
B. Do you have satellite or a set-top box? If not, go to Getting Regular (Analog) Channels. If
so, you need to call your cable company or satellite service provider. They may use special
cables to allow you to view digital channels. To view your regular channels, go to Getting
Regular (Analog) Channels Step B.
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.
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When you get to the Channel setup screen in the Initial Setup, make sure you set the
options for using a digital signal source. To complete a channel search now, go to page 16.
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When you are ready to watch channels, make sure you are tuned to the Digital Input. Press
the ANTENNA button to tune to the Digital Input (look for D at the bottom left of the TV
screen. Go to page 17 for more information).
Getting Regular (Analog) Channels
What You Need
•
Antenna ("rabbit ears") or outdoor antenna with coaxial cable
•
Coaxial cable with cable
A. Do you have an indoor or outdoor antenna? If not, go to step B. If so, plug the antenna or
coaxial cable from the wall outlet into the ANTENNA/CABLE ANALOG INPUT to receive
free off-air local analog channels.
B. Do you have cable? If so, plug the coaxial cable from the wall outlet into the ANTENNA/
CABLE ANALOG INPUT to receive your cable channels.
What You Need to Know
•
Visit www.antennaweb.org to get help deciding what type of antenna to use to receive the
local analog 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.
•
When you get to the Channel setup screen in the Initial Setup, make sure you set the
options for using an analog signal source. To complete a channel search now, go to
page 16.
•
When you are ready to watch channels, make sure you are tuned to the Analog Input.
Press the ANTENNA button to tune to the Analog Input (look for A at the bottom left of the
TV screen. Go to page 17 for more information).
Get the Picture
The fi rst part of setting up your TV is to get the picture, also known
as the signal. The back panel of your TV allows you to receive analog
channels by using the ANTENNA/CABLE ANALOG INPUT and digital
channels by using the ANTENNA/CABLE DIGITAL INPUT. See the
graphic to the left for these locations.
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