Owner`s manual

CUSTOMER HANDBOOK
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HDTV
TYPICAL CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Connect the coaxial cable from your wall cable outlet to the CABLE IN jack
on the back of the HDTV Cable box.
2. Connect each of the color-matched ends of the red/green/blue RCA cable to
the corresponding HDTV VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on the back of the HDTV
box. Connect the opposite ends of the RCA cable to the corresponding
HDTV VIDEO INPUTS on the back of your HD television set.
3. Connect each of the color-matched ends of the red/white RCA cable in the
same manner from the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks on the back of the HDTV
digital cable box to the corresponding HDTV AUDIO INPUTS on the back
of your HD television set.
CAUTION
AVOID HDTV SCREEN “BURN-IN”
Burn-in can damage HDTV displays that rely
on a phosphor coating on the screen. Plasma
TVs and Rear-Projection Cathode Ray Tube
(CRT) TVs are the most vulnerable to burn-in.
(LCD TVs are not susceptible at all.) It is less
likely, but still possible with direct-view
CRT TVs.
Burn-in is permanent. Take all precautions to
prevent it. The only way to repair burn-in is to
replace the CRT, which usually can cost about
the same as your HDTV. Most manufacturers
will not warrant the repair for burn-in.
Time Warner Cable assumes no liability
for screen damage caused by burn-in.
WHAT CAN CAUSE BURN-IN? Burn-in can
occur when a static image such as a video
game, stock or news ticker, or station logo
remains onscreen for an extended period.
Over time, these images can become etched
into the phosphor coating, leaving faint but
permanent impressions on-screen. Another
burn-in risk can occur if you chose to size-
down your screen when viewing non-HDTV
programming. The black bars that appear on
the sides of the picture can cause burn-in.
For that reason, viewing non-HDTV in the
“stretched mode” is a safer choice.
PREVENTING BURN-IN
The chance of burn-in can be reduced, or
possibly eliminated, by properly adjusting
the brightness and contrast settings.
Always turn down contrast to less than 50%.
Viewing standard definition programming in
the stretched mode prevents burn-in from
the black side bars. You will need to use the
HDTV Remote Control to toggle between
the standard video input and the HDTV
(Component) input.
Some 4x3 aspect ratio TVs may display bars at top and bottom.
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