No such luck

No, Jenafer, but thanks for asking. I have called and a technician is coming out tomorrow. It is possible that the t.v. just needs to be programed to accept the cable signal- silly- but as neither the lady I spoke to on the phone nor I have any idea how to do that- some person smarter than I in the ways of electronics is coming to my humble abode to fix my problem. I even read the manual from back to front (or at least the English part). SIGH!!

They don't tell you about all these little things when you buy a new television. (Little $$$ things that end up being much bigger $$$$$ things!!!)