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How to get from home screen to cable TV

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userQHB75I6QUH
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I just bought a Samsung smart TV and connected it to my new Verizon cable box, but I can't figure out how to get from the home screen to my cable TV. There's no link. Nothing. A couple times, I've somehow gotten to cable TV just by flailing around, so I know the cable connection is good, but if I ever leave it (e.g., to use an app), there's no way back. The "Live" links on the home screen all go to "Samsung TV+", which is not what I want. How do I get from the home screen to my Verizon cable TV??? This is driving me crazy. How is there not a link for something this obvious?

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Dan2023
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On mine, after hitting the Home button a menu at the bottom on the TV screen appears, I use the controller to scroll left to Source, which lists the various input sources.

If I scroll one more to the left there's Settings. Tap it, scroll down to Support, and I find the online manual for my specific device.
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BrüZZi
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•  Press The Home Button  >
•  Press The Left Button (L)  >
    To Go To "Home"
•  Press The Down Button (D)  >
    To Go To "Connected Devices"
•  Press The Right Button (R)  >
    To Choose Inputs .

 

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userQHB75I6QUH
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Thanks. That seems to work now. The first times I tried that, though, it seemed to be configuring it instead of switching to it. And one time, as noted above, it created a link for me in my app list. No idea how I got it to do that. But now I have the link, which also works and is right on my home screen. Although sometimes the TV switches to it, if it's the last thing I watched, without being told. It seems to have a mind of its own. But I'm getting used to it.

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