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Step 4: Set up your audio/video connection
Three common connections are detailed in the following sections. The connection you choose
depends on what you want to do with your audio/video setup and on the type of TV input you use.
Connecting the TV tuner to your computer allows you to perform the following actions:
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Watching and/or recording a live TV program on your computer
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Recording a live TV program while watching a previously recorded TV program
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Listening to FM radio
Some advanced setup instructions are also provided. Refer to Chapter 4,
on page
17, for instructions on the following tasks:
●
Using composite video or S-Video with your cable or satellite receiver.
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Adding a TV or a stereo to your configuration.
NOTE:
Depending on how you set up your TV tuner, you may not use all of the cables.
The type of connection you use will depend on your existing TV source and the availability of a digital
broadcast. Refer to the following table for more information.
Your TV source
Over-the-air
broadcasting
Cable TV without a
receiver
Cable or satellite TV
with receiver
*Not all cable TV networks broadcast QAM signals (free, unscrambled digital programming). When QAM programming is
available, it is accessible only through QuickPlay.
NOTE:
ATSC digital TV may be broadcast in either standard definition, approximately 640x480
(480i), or high definition, approximately 1920x1080 (1080i).
Using the USB extender cable (optional)
The USB extender cable lengthens the distance from the computer to the TV tuner.
To connect the USB extender cable, follow these steps:
1.
Insert the USB extender cable (1) into a USB port on the computer.
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Chapter 3 TV tuner setup
Available digital
Available analog
signal
signal
ATSC
NTSC
QAM*
NTSC
—
NTSC
Advanced connections
Refer to section
Connection 1: Connecting with an antenna
on page 9
Connection 2: Connecting with regular TV or
cable TV without a receiver on page 10
Connection 3: Connecting with satellite TV or
cable TV with a receiver on page 10
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