Sony KDF-E60A20 - Manual (Page 24)

Connecting the TV
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Cable Box For best results, use this connection if:
❑
Your cable company scrambles all channels, which requires you to use a
cable box.
❑ You do not have a VCR. (If you have a VCR, see pages 32 and 33.)
With this connection you can:
❑
Use the TV’s remote control to change channels coming through the
cable box to the TV’s VHF/UHF jack. (You must first program the
remote control for your specific cable box.)
To connect the cable box
1
Connect the CATV cable to the cable box’s input jack.
2
Use a coaxial cable to connect the cable box’s output jack to the TV’s
VHF/UHF jack.
3
Run Auto Program, as described in “Setting Up the TV Channel List”
on pages 30.
Notes on Using This Connection
Before connecting a
cable box, see “Using
CableCARD Device” on
page 25.
VHF/UHF
CATV cable Coaxial cable
Rear of TV
Cable box
OUT IN
To do this... Do This ...
Use the cable box Tune the TV to the channel the cable box is set to (usually channel 3
or 4) and then use the cable box to switch channels.
Set up the TV remote control to operate the cable
box Program the remote control. See “Programming the Remote
Control” on page 44.
Activate the remote control to operate the cable
box Press SAT/CABLE (FUNCTION) once, and the SAT/CABLE
indicator lights up.
Prevent the accidental switching of TV channels When using the cable box, ensure that the TV remains tuned to the
channel that the cable box is set to (usually channel 3 or 4).