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Getting Started
Cable..TV Operation
Your new TV is designed to receive up
tO 181 TV channels, including 125
non-scrambled
cable channels (see
chart below).To usethis TV on a
cable-TV system, confirm
that the
cable-TV system is properly
connected
to your TV. Since cable
systems vary, you may wish to consult
your local cable-TV
company
for
additional information.
If your cable-TV
company
follows
EIA/NCTA channel-identification
standards, most of the channels
offered by your cable company
will be
identified
by channel numbers
that are
identical to those on your TV. For
example,'if
your cable-TV
system has
programs
on cable channel 20, you can
choose this channel by selecting
channel 20 on your TV.
Some cable-TV
companies
do not
follow the EIA/NCTA
standards
and
instead assign their own channel
identification.
For example, some use
the standard broadcast channel
numbers
(2-13) for channels
2-13, but
identify their otherchannels with
letters.
If your cable company does
not follow the EIA/NCTA standards,
ask them for a cross reference that
shows to which channels you should
tune your TV to receive their cable-
TV channels.
Scrambled
Cable-TV
Channels
Some cable companies
offer
"premium-pay"
channels
in which the
signal is scrambled.
Descrambling
these signals for normal viewing may
require theuse of a cablebox which is
generally p rovidedby thecable
company.
How you connect the cable box to
your TV depends upon whether or not
the cable box can be controlled
by
remote control.
If your cable' box is
remote controllable,
you will want to
connect it as shown in Diagram B on
the previous page.
If your cable box cannot be controlled
by remote control, you will still be
able to remotely control
"unscrambled"
channels
with the
connection
shown in Diagram C on
the p_vious
page.
The chart below fists the "total" channel and'cable capability count.
16
• Low VHF A-8 (Channel 01)
w
1
• VHF (Channels
2-13)*
12 *
12 *
• UHF (Channels 14-69)
56
--
• Low Midband A-5 through A-1 (Channels 95-99)**
--
5"*
• Midband (Channels 14-22 or A-I)
--
9
• Superband (Channels 23-36 or J-W)
w
14
• Hyperband (Channels
37-64 or W+l to W+28)
--
28
• Ultraband
(Channels
65-94 and 100-125 or
_
56
W+29 to W+84)
Total*
68
125
* VHF is only countedonce in totalchannel count becauseyou can receive channels2-13 on
both"off-air" and"cable" channels. The_ore the total channelcount for "off-air" and
"cable"is 181 channels(68+125-12.=181).
** Channels 95, 96, and 97 are not applicable in Canada. Therefore, the total number in Canada
is 178.
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