Thanks Guys. I've worked on more than a few TVs in my life, this one had
me stumped. Thought I was losing it. I feel much better, its the damn
cheapo TV's fault. LOL...

Thanks again.

Deke



"Sofie" wrote in message
...
Neal:.... you are correct............
Deke: .....you can use your favorite VCR to tune in the cable
channels.....
and just leave the television on channel 3 or 4.
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Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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"Neil" wrote in message
m...
This unit is NOT cable ready, without a external converter/channel
selector.
My parents have the exact same model in the basement that they bought in
91,
and it was never cable ready. It always needed a external channel
changer/
converter. This was quite common for TVs sold at this time.
Kim


"Deke" wrote in message
news
I bought a LXI (Sears) 19" TV at an auction recently. (12 bucks,
great
picture), Model 580.41008190, manufactured in 1991. It has an
electronic
rotary tuner, non-remote, with on-screen channel display. According
to
its
date of manufacture, it SHOULD be cable ready, but for the life of me
I
cant
figure out how to switch it to cable mode. Is this some weird foreign
model
(?), or is it just not cable ready? I'm stumped by this one. I've
gone
over the entire case with a 500,000 candlepower light, no external
switches
for switching to cable (old bad eyes).
Any help appreciated.

Thanks
Deke