I cannot get any of the cable channels, only the local one if I go thru as antenna.........this is a new TV, do I need the cable co. come to program?

Go into the tellys setup menu and select update channels then go to auto and it will find all the local stations.

Try selecting the cable input

if your tv is hooked up with cable program as a source their might be problem with the cable provider try to contact for assistance.now if you just only using the areal antenna as a source try re orient first the proper position of the antenna to receive local channel. channel scan much better also either the manual search or through auto channel search . good luck hope this may help.

Shouldn't do, just connect the antennas into the Belling-Lee TV antenna socket at rear of set, tune channels. If you antenna won't fit, you may need an "F" connector to "Belling-Lee" converter plug. You will need an "Ordinary" Yagi VHF/UHF antenna installed though. Is that what that digital one is?

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You shouldn't need to. You should get your local channels from Dish on the low channel numbers, like 2 through 70.

Select TV input, Press Menu, Select Channel, in menu Antenna=Cable (for you), (then perhaps, Auto Program with Cable or Air+Cable), tweak Channel List, turn on LNA if needed, shouldn't be.
Somewhere there may be different modulations, some offset the channel a fraction and are important for channels above 13. I'm basing this on my non-cable Samsung HL-T5687.
BTW, I had an HLS until it gave trouble, paid for an upgrade to LED from bulb when I got HLT. Very pleased, until it fails. -Ken

We're still hanging on by our toenails waiting for a helpful response from FixYa. We did contact Philips tech support and they basically said that we need a new TV...so they're sending one to replace this one, and we are sending back the "old" one (that we just bought in December '08).

I have a similar tv. Its specs. aren't clear about that point. It can get OTA digital via antenna, but my component connectors show no picture when hooked up. I guess if your cable co. sends digital signal it should work in the digital antenna input. Same one as for the OTA signals, and they claim no cable box is required.
I am awaiting any help and it may also apply to your situation.
Take care, breezelow

This sounds like a hookup or programming problem.

The typical hookup is cable/satellite box output to VCR antenna/RF input, then VCR antenna/RF output to television input. Since you are able to watch pre-recorded tapes, the latter is already correct. There are other ways to connect, using the audio/video outputs of VCR to audio/video inputs of the TV. Older or low end TV sets may not have these connections.

If by chance you are using an outdoor antenna (not cable or satellite) then the antenna connects to VCR antenna/RF input and VCR output as above. You will also need to program the VCR into the stations- most late VCRs will scan for active channels, and program themselves to those channels.

I'm not sure of the capabilities of newer cable & sat boxes, but generally, you had to tune that box to the channel you wanted to record. The VCR is set to channel 3 or 4 depending on the output of the cable box.

Lastly, most VCRs of the last 10+ years require the remote to setup advanced functions, such as timed record, date & channel setup functions. The buttons on the VCR itself only do very basic functions, Stop/Play/Rewind/F-forward/Eject etc.

If you don't have the orig. remote, some universal remotes may be able to do advanced programming functions.