Time Warner Cable

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

A 3100 HD Converter
A 3 wire “Component” cable
A red and white audio cable • A three wire audio video cable
A pair of audio “Y” adapters

These instructions detail a basic HD installation. There are more advanced hookups that will require additional cables and connections.

The 3100HD converter from Scientific Atlanta converts and delivers programming from the coaxial input cable and delivers it to the customer’s television in a variety of different ways.

Below are some explanations of the various connections, cables and terms the customer should be familiar with when hooking up their new HDTV.

CONNECTION DEFINITIONS

The “Cable Out” connection - This output converts all Standard Definition programming, Analog or Digital, to an Analog output on TV channel 3. Typically, it would be a thick round cable with threaded connectors on each end. It will contain monaural audio, regardless of whether the original programming delivered to the box was in mono, stereo or surround. Because the Video, Color and Audio are all combined on one cable, it is convenient to use. HD programming is not available on this output.

The Yellow “Composite Video” connection - This is the more technical term for the “Yellow” (RCA style) video connection on the back of converters, VCRs and TVs. On the “Composite” video cable, the complete video signal is placed on a single wire. This limits the available resolution on this output to about 350 dots per line. (1080i HDTV has 1,920 dots per line).

For some programming, the picture may be a bit clearer than the coaxial “Cable Out” connection. Stereo and surround audio is available on the Right and Left (red and white) audio connections near the Yellow video output jack. For most installations, except for the Basic HD converter hookup, a pair of audio “Y adapters” is required to enjoy the many features of the converter and your HDTV monitor. HD programming is not available on this output.

The “S-Video” connection - This connection will deliver a superior picture when viewing our Digital channels. In the special S-Video cable, the video and color signals travel on separate wires. Like the Yellow “Composite” cable output, a Right and Left (red and white) audio cable with a pair of “Y adapters” is required to enjoy the stereo and surround sound accompanying the show. HD programming is not available on the S-Video output.

The “Component” video connection - This is the “High Definition” output of the converter. “Component” connections frequently will be labeled “Y”, “Pb” and “Pr”. While all programming (Analog, Digital & HD) is available on these wires, there are some disadvantages to viewing the Analog and Digital programming in this mode. That is discussed next. The “Component” output is in the “Native Resolution” format of 1080i. (this is important to know!) Like the Yellow “Composite” and the S-Video outputs, the “Component” output will require a Left and Right (red and white) cable connection to provide the audio signals to either the HDTV or the Home Theater system.

Component cables are usually a cluster of 3 cables with RCA style plugs and will be color coded Green, Blue and Red. The HDTV jacks on the back of the converter and the HDTV monitor will also be color-coded and it is important that the cables are connected so that the green jack on the HDTV converter is connected to the green jack on the monitor, etc.

The Digital Audio connector - The Digital, Music Choice and HDTV programming provides a Dolby 5.1 digital audio stream for those viewers with Home Theater systems. It is recommended that both the Digital; and “Right and Left” (red and white) cables be run parallel to each other from the converter to the Home Theater Receiver, as audio from Analog television will not be available on the Digital audio connector. Any good quality RCA cable can be used to deliver the digital surround signal to the Home Theater receiver.

BASIC HD CONVERTER HOOKUP

This is the simplest hookup available to attach the HD converter to your HD television.

The “Cable Out” coax cable off the converter should produce a good picture on the HDTV. The tuner in the HDTV monitor should be placed on Channel 3. There will be no stereo or surround programming available, as only a monaural sound track is available with this connection.

Stereo and Surround information will be available on the Right and Left (red and white) cables that travel with the HD “Component” connection.

If necessary, the “Cable Out” coax cable can be “looped” through a VCR. This will allow the VCR to record the same Analog or Digital program material being presented to the HDTV. It is recommended to use the “VCR Recorder” function of the converter Program Guide to ensure the box will be at the right channel at the right time.

Never put the VCR before the HD converter, as it can cause the box to shut off or Video on Demand functions not to work.

Below is a short table describing the various settings on the HDTV to watch your Analog, Digital and HD movies when wired with the RG Antenna cable.

Function	HDTV
Watch Analog	Antenna
Watch Digital	Antenna
Watch HD Channels	Component

YELLOW VIDEO CABLE INSTALLATION

Using the “Yellow RCA” video cables should produce a better picture on your HDTV.

Notice the Right and Left audio output jacks have had the RCA “Y adapters” installed. This is to provide a quality stereo and surround capable audio signal for both the “Yellow RCA” video input and the HDTV input. A second set of “Stereo Audio” cables will be required.

On the HDTV, the viewer will toggle between the “Component” input when watching an HD program and “Video” input when watching everything else.

Below are the settings for the HDTV to watch the various types of programming offered on the HDTV converter.

Function	HDTV
Watch Analog	Video 1
Watch Digital	Video 1
Watch HD Channels	Component

Common mistake - There will usually be some sort of “loop-through” on the video inputs of a television. It will be called “Program Out” or “Monitor Out” or something similar. If our cables are inadvertently hooked to these inputs, the television will show no picture or sound.

S-VIDEO CABLE INSTALLATION

Using an S-Video cable will ensure the best possible picture quality on our Standard Definition Analog and Digital Channels.

Like the Yellow video cable hookup, the S-Video connections require the Right and Left cables to be “split” to create a second audio input for the HD “Component” cable.

This guarantees the best audio for both inputs.

Some TVs will have this S-Video input separate from the Yellow video cable input. On the “Input Select” function on the TV (could be called a number of different things), you’ll choose between the Video or the S-Video input.

Below is a diagram for this connection.

Function	HDTV
Watch Analog	Video 1
Watch Digital	Video 1
Watch HD Channels	Component

On TVs where the S-Video and Yellow video cable jacks are on the same input, the television will sense which jack has the video and use it as the program source for that input.