Operation Manual

9
T
his unit has an extended tunin
g
ran
g
e and can tune most cable channels without usin
g
a
C
able
T
V Converter box. Some Cable TV companies offer “premium pay channels” in which the si
g
nal is
scrambled. Descramblin
g
these si
g
nals for normal viewin
g
requires the use of a descrambler device
which is
g
enerally provided by the
C
able TV company.
F
O
R SUBS
C
RIBERS T
O
BASI
C
C
ABLE TV SERVI
C
E
For basic cable service not requiring a Converter/Descrambler
box, connect the 75 ohm Coaxial Cable directly to the RF IN
Jack on the back of the unit.
F
O
R SUBS
C
RIBERS T
O
S
C
RAMBLED
C
ABLE TV SERVI
C
E
If
y
ou subscribe to a Cable TV service which requires the use of a Converter/Descrambler box, connect the
incomin
g
75 ohm Coaxial Cable to the Converter/Descrambler box. Usin
g
another 75 ohm Coaxial Cable, connect
the output
j
ack of the Converter/Descrambler box to the RF IN Jack on the unit. Follow the connections shown
below. Set the unit to the output channel of the Converter/Descrambler box (usuall
y
channel 3 or 4) and use the
Converter/De
s
crambler box to
s
elect channel
s.
FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO UNSCRAMBLED BASIC CABLE TV SERVICE WITH
SCRAMBLED PREMIUM CHANNELS
If
y
ou subscribe to a Cable TV service in which basic channels are unscrambled and premium channels require
the use of a Converter/Descrambler box, you may wish to use a si
g
nal Splitter and an A/B Switch box (available
f
rom the Cable TV compan
y
or an electronics suppl
y
store). Follow the connections shown below. With the
switch in the “B” position,
y
ou can directl
y
tune an
y
nonscrambled channels on
y
our unit. With the switch in the
“A” position, tune
y
our unit to the output of the Converter/Descrambler box (usuall
y
channel 3 or 4) and use the
Converter/De
s
crambler box to tune
s
crambled channel
s.
C
able TV connections
S
plitter
B
A
Incomin
g
75 o
h
m
CABLE TV Cabl
e
A
/B
S
witc
h
75
o
hm Cable
t
o
uni
t
C
onverter/
D
e
s
cram
b
ler
c
kRF IN
j
a
c
Incoming 75 o
h
m
CABLE TV Cable
CABLE
TV
Cable
75 h C bl t it
75
o
h
m
C
a
bl
e
t
o un
it
RF IN jack
C
onverter/
D
e
s
cram
b
ler
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oh
m
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oaxial
C
abl
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RF IN jack
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