Connections & SetupChapter 1 15How to Connect: TV + CableCARDThe CableCARD slot allows you to use a digital cable television card to receive digital cable services, including premium andHDTV cable channels, without the need for a set-top box. Please contact your local cable company for availability of servicesand to obtain a digital cable television card.When you receive the digital cable card, make sure you connect your coaxial cable to the CABLE INPUT jack. Then, turn onyour TV. Insert the digital cable card into the slot on the back of the TV labeled CableCARD. Push firmly on the card untilalmost the entire card is inserted. Wait to receive information on-screen regarding your digital cable television services. Seebelow for information on setting up digital cable television services for your TV.You should know:• Once the digital cable card is authorized for a particular TV, the card can’t be used with any other TV, unless it is re-authorized to it.• You won’t receive digital cable channels if you connect your cable to the ANTENNA INPUT. Make sure you connectyour cable to the CABLE INPUT.• Once inserted, it is not recommended you remove the digital cable card. In the case it needs to be removed, graspfirmly, and pull the card straight out.Setting Up Digital Cable Television ServiceOnce you have connected a digital cable card to the CableCARD slot on the back of the TV (explained above), you areready to receive digital cable channels. Wait approximately 30 seconds for the status screen to appear. Write down theinformation you see and call your cable company to provide them with the information on-screen.Notes: If your information screen disappears before you have a chance to write down the information, press MENUon the remote to access the menu system. Then press 9, 9, 9, and the information screen appears. Go to page 52 formore information on the CableCARD Tools menu.You can’t order video-on-demand through your digital cable card. Call your local cable company to place an order.Go to page 16CABLEINPUT 1LRS-VIDEOVCABLEINPUTETHERNETTVDIGITALAUDIOOUTPUTAUDIO/VIDEOOUTPUTVRLCableCARD™COMPOSITEINPUTINPUT 2ANTENNAINPUTCOMPONENT/COMPOSITEINPUTUse menu forcompositevideo.LRPRP BY/VIDEOHDMI/DVIINPUTUse menu forDVI audio.POWER(AC 120V~60Hz)Digital CableCard FCC Statement: This digital television is capable ofreceiving analog basic, digital basic and digitalpremium cable television programming by directconnection to a cable system providing suchprogramming. A security card provided by your cableoperator is required to view encrypted digitalprogramming. Certain advanced and interactive digitalcable services such as video-on-demand, a cableoperator’s enhanced program guide and data-enhancedtelevision services may require the use of a set-top box.For more information, call your local cable operator.