Okay, so you have your brand spanking new LCD (or Plasma) television and you’ve paid for digital cable – now what? How exactly do you scan for digital TV channels on cable? Have no fear as we are going to give you a very quick (but complete) rundown of what you are going to need to do in order to correctly scan for digital channels on your new HDTV.

While most modern televisions will let you manually enter in channel information, there is a much easier way to complete the task. This is there the digital scan button/feature comes into play.

• Power Up – Make sure your television is turned on and that the cable box is connected correctly to the television – you should be getting normal cable stations okay or be able to punch in the numbers of stations and get them with your remote control.

• Menu Time – Depending on the television you have, the menu may have another name, but this is the on-screen display that will let you choose different options for your television and cable box. (If you have a question about scanning for digital TV channels on a specific television, leave a comment below and we’ll see if we can help!)

• Auto Scan – Somewhere in the menu – this will vary from television to television, there will be an auto scan button for picking up digital cable stations – as well as other normal cable stations. The actual name may be something different, but it should be easy to spot.

• Post Scan – After the scan, you should be good to go, with all your favorite (and not so favorite) digital TV stations programmed into your entertainment system.

This is a simple task, but sometimes even something like scanning a TV for digital channels can be a little difficult. This is why we exist – to help you with questions like this. If we’ve confused you even more of you want help with a particular brand of television, leave a comment below. Thanks!