
household that receives converter box coupons. You can also check with your retailer to determine
whether the converter box you are purchasing has analog pass-through capability.
If you purchase a digital-to-analog converter box without analog pass-through capability, you may have to
connect an antenna switch or a signal “splitter” to bypass the box if you wish to view analog TV
broadcasts. Check with the manufacturer of the digital-to-analog converter box and your retailer if you
need instructions on how to connect the box to view broadcasts from both analog and digital stations.
Viewers should look for information from their LPTV, Class A, and TV translator stations about plans to
convert from analog to digital broadcasting.
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What are my options for watching over-the air analog TV broadcasts from LPTV or translator
stations after the digital transition?
To watch analog LPTV and translator station broadcasts received through an antenna, you can take one or
more of the following actions:
Keep an analog TV connected to a broadcast antenna to view analog LPTV and translator
station broadcasts.
Purchase a digital-to-analog converter box that has analog pass-through capability.
Analog pass-through allows you to watch analog television broadcasts as well as digital
television broadcasts through the converter box.
Purchase a digital-to-analog converter box without analog pass-through capability, and
then connect a "splitter" or antenna switch to receive both analog and digital broadcasts.
Check with your consumer electronics retailer if you need instructions on how to connect
the box to view broadcasts from both analog and digital stations.
Purchase a digital television set. A television with a built-in digital tuner can receive
both analog and digital stations, so you will be able to watch both digital programming
and analog LPTV and translator station programming for as long as these stations
continue to broadcast in analog.
Subscribe to a cable television or other pay service that carries the analog station(s) you
want to watch.
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Will I be able to use parental controls like the V-chip with digital TV the same way I now can with
my analog TV?
Yes. The V-chip is a technology that enables parents to block television programming based on a
program’s rating. The ratings are encoded within the television signal. The V-chip reads the encoded
rating information of each program and blocks shows according to the parents’ blocking selections. FCC
rules require that V-chips be built into digital televisions and other DTV reception devices just as they are
in analog televisions.
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Why doesn’t the picture on my digital television fill up the entire screen? Why do bars on the top
and bottom or sides of the picture appear with different programming?
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