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EASY TV HOOKUP GUIDE





HDMI is the connection method of choice to hookup your input sources to the TV. HDMI connections process audio and video.





HDMI port - Can be Input or Output. For example a DVD player has an HDMI Output port while a TV has mostly HDMI Input connection ports.



USB ports are for flash drives (digital photos etc.). HDMI input ports 1, 2, 3 are on the side. HDMI input port 4 is on the back.



Input sources such as DVD player or Satellite Receiver usually have an HDMI out. Connect to a TV HDMI input using HDMI cable. Use one of the HDMI inputs on the TV. If your TV does not have enough HDMI inputs, you can use an HDMI switchbox.

Select the correct input source on the TV using the TV Remote Control.



Basically TV setup generally consists of the follwing:

o Unboxing, setup, Wall Mounting if desired.
o Initial TV configuration. Select Language, Connect to Wi-Fi network, Update firmware, Create TV User Account (or skip)

o Connect input source devices.
o Connect external sound systems if desired.
o Adjust TV picture and sound settings.
o Setup/download apps, voice control, mobile phone communication.

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Many of the setup and configuration options can be bypassed if they do not apply to your situation.

For example, you may not have wireless internet. Your smart TV can still function without setting this up.

Your TV has inputs, that is cable connection ports, so that you can connect cable TV boxes, DVD players, VCRs, Blu-ray, satellite receivers, and other devices.

Look on the back of the TV to find where these ports are located and which kind you have available.



These ports may be located on the right side, left side, underneath or left or right inner as shown in the above diagram of a flat screen TV rear panel.

Most TVs will have an antenna input port. This is where you connect a coax cable from the antenna for local over-the-air TV broadcasts. It is round and silver.

All the latest TVs will have HDMI ports. This is the best way to connect devices to the TV.



The HDMI ports are at the top labeled HDMI 4K. Usually the TV will have 2 to 6 HDMI ports and they may be located in different areas on the rear panel.



Closeup of HDMI connector cable used to connect devices to TV.






Each device you want to hookup to the TV should have a HDMI OUT port. Connect the HDMI OUT on the device such as the satellite receiver to an HDMI IN on the TV. Select on the TV, which device you want to view, using the TV remote.



TV Sound

You have many choices when it comes to the sound of your viewing option sources.

1. For over-the-air programs (antenna) you can listen to the sound on the TV speakers or
2. You can send the audio from the TV to a soundbar or audio/video receiver with attached loudspeakers.

3. For a Bluetooth capable TV, you can send the sound wirelessly to a Bluetooth capable speaker or sound system.

4. For satellite or cable TV, you can connect an audio/video receiver or a soundbar to the decoder/converter box directly using HDMI or optical audio.


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1.) Plug in the TV power cord.
2.) Insert good batteries in the TV remote control.
3.) Power on the TV.
4.) You need to do a channel scan for over-the-air TV broadcasts.
5.) Get to know your TV remote and on-screen menus.
6.) Set the Language, Time Zone, Zip Code.
7.) For internet capable TV, setup wired or wireless connection.
8.) Adjust contrast, color hue, brightness levels to your satisfaction.

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HDMI cable to connect TV to cable box, DVD, Bluray, Satellite Receiver, Soundbar.

How you connect a device depends on which outputs the device has and what inputs are available on the HDTV or Audio/Video Receiver or both. HDMI is the connection of choice for high definition video and audio. So if possible, connect using HDMI.

HDMI outputs are available on Blu-ray players, some DVD players, HD cable TV boxes and HD satellite TV receivers. HDTVs will have from one to as many as six HDMI inputs with four being about average. 

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Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI output on the source device to the HDMI input on the TV. HDMI will give you high definition video and audio. An HDMI cable costs about $10. Don't pay $30 or $50 for an HDMI cable at a retail electronics store. 

Use HDMI cables to connect high definition devices to the HDTV. Select the HDMI input on the HDTV for the device you want to use.  

What if I run out of HDMI inputs on my TV?
Answer: Use an HDMI switch box or an audio/video receiver with multiple HDMI inputs.

Remember to select the proper input (source) on the TV using the TV remote.

Standard definition source devices 

The older RCA inputs are still available on some TVs but are fading fast.

For standard definition devices such as a VCR, older DVD player, Wii video console or standard cable box, connect using a yellow video cable (RCA) and white audio cable matching the colors on the cable with the jacks.



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Most HDTVs have several inputs to connect many devices. If you have more devices than TV inputs, then a switchbox can solve this issue. Switchboxes come in many flavors, so get the one that matches your needs.

Audio Video switchboxes can be combined so that the output of one is the input of another giving 3, 6, 9 or more devices connected to a single TV input. Connect DVD players, video game consoles and more. Component video and HDMI switchboxes are also available. 





For an overview of the different hookups, see the link below:

Audio Video Connections


Over-the-Air broadcast TV

If you get your TV from local broadcast TV stations, you need an antenna connected to your HDTV RF VHF/UHF antenna input jack using RG-6 coaxial cable. The input jack is round and usually silver with a screw-on thread. Your HDTV has a built-in digital TV tuner for digital TV stations so no decoder box is required for over-the-air channels.

Select on the TV using the TV remote, the antenna input. Press SOURCE or INPUT select on the TV remote and navigate to the proper input source. Local TV can be some of the best high definition video you can get, better than cable TV. Most TV stations can broadcast multiple standard definition programs. Visit www.tvfool.com to see your local TV stations. Indoor TV antennas will work if you live in a city and are within 20 miles of the TV transmitter. Otherwise an outdoor TV antenna is best. 

 

Usually you need to perform a channel scan on the TV to setup the channels you can receive over-the-air.

MENU, Setup, Channels, Choose AIR (not CABLE) then start scan. Wait until scanning is done.

Cable TV and Satellite TV boxes connect to HDTV

Most people have a cable TV box or satellite TV box for tuning in their pay TV channels. If this box is High Definition capable, you can view HD shows on your HDTV. If it is not, you can still view TV shows on the HDTV, just not in High Definition. 


Today, to connect your Cable TV or Satellite TV decoder/converter box to your HDTV, you will want to use a component video cable setup or an HDMI cable connection for HD. Both perform well for HD video. HDMI uses only a single cable, where component video uses 3 cables for video (green, blue, red) and 2 for audio (white and red).

COMPONENT VIDEO HOOKUP



Component video is High Definition capable and has 3 video cables, green, blue and red, and for the sound, you also need two audio cables, red and white.





Cable TV box REAR PANEL



HDTV HOOKUP DIAGRAM - Cable TV/Satellite TV converter box to HDTV - Component video (green, blue, red)

If your TV is not an HDTV but the TV has RCA inputs, then connect the yellow video and white and red audio cables as shown.




Hookup Diagram showing OPTIONAL Audio connections. You can connect the two audio cables (white and red) so that you take advantage of the richer sound produced by a stereo amp or receiver. Use the AUX input jacks or the CD input jacks on the stereo Amplifier and select this function on the Amp. The Amp could be a soundbar. See below for "How to add great sound to HDTV". Surround Sound is available from some TV shows. For this hookup you need a digital audio cable

See below for surround sound connections.

HDMI HOOKUP - High Definition Multimedia Interface

Some cable TV and satellite TV boxes have HDMI outputs. If yours does, then you can use the all digital HDMI cable hookup. HDMI is capable of carrying high definition video (720p, 1080i) and up to 8 channels of digital audio.







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Audio


The sound portion of TV programs today is often overlooked but is very important to the programs enjoyment. With digital programming from satellite and cable TV providers, often the program is sent with surround sound. 

You have several options when deciding how you want to listen to the audio portion of TV programming. More and more the HDTVs are getting thinner and thinner and soon there will be no room for speakers in the TV itself. It will be a display only. Therefore the audio will be sent to an audio processor, which is required anyway for surround sound decoding and amplification.

Choices include:

1) Send audio to the TV speakers. This will be 2-channel stereo only. You can use 2 RCA audio cables, typically white and red. (Component video setup)

2) With HDMI setup, audio is included in HDMI cable.

3) For surround sound, use a digital audio cable, optical or digital coax, to send the bitstream from cable/satellite box to an Audio/Video Receiver with Dolby Digital 5.1 or more capability.

4) The newest HD audio codecs require HDMI version 1.3 or higher and a HDMI cable connection from such sources as Blu-ray players to an A/V receiver with the HD audio decoders built-in. These include the newest HD audio from Dolby and DTS.

HDTV optical digital audio port

Most HDTVs today have a output jack labeled OPTICAL on the rear panel which is typically black and square shaped.

The optical digital audio connection is used in conjunction with the TV's built-in digital TV tuner.

Some HDTV owners use a VHF/UHF antenna with their HDTV to watch local HD channels. When you tune a broadcast channel with the TV's built-in digital tuner, an audio signal will be sent to the optical output. By connecting the TV's optical output jack to a surround sound A/V receiver, using a Toslink optical cable, you can enjoy your programming in surround sound. (Not all broadcast TV programming has surround sound, so in these cases, you will only hear sound from your front speakers.)

An Audio/Video Receiver with Dolby Digital decoding is required to process the surround sound and send to your loudspeakers. The A/V receiver has an optical audio input jack to connect to the HDTV with an optical digital audio cable.

HDMI connection

Currently, audio from TV broadcasts goes up to Dolby Digital 5.1 (or 6 channels) which uses the optical connection while Bluray audio can be somewhat more complex. The newer digital audio, which is on some Bluray discs, may require the latest A/V receiver to decode and also requires an HDMI cable connection to send the audio to the A/V receiver. HDMI can carry these newer audio bitstreams while optical cannot. Surround Sound from these Bluray discs should be even better than TV broadcast surround sound but make sure to use HDMI hookups and the newest A/V receiver to process the audio. TV sound options



SOUNDBARS

Another option is the external soundbar. These will not give you full surround sound but offer better sound than TV speakers and do not take up as much space as a full home theater system.


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To hookup a PC/Laptop to a HDTV use a male to male VGA cable and a 3.5mm audio cable. Select the PC input on the TV. Laptop to TV hookup.



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Hookup Combo VCR/DVD to HDTV

Standard VCRs and standard DVD players/recorders are not capable of High-Definition video recording although many devices have HDMI up-conversion output which improves the resolution but does not bring it up to HD level. For combo units, use the yellow RCA or the S-Video input for recording. For output there is usually a common RCA out, meaning the DVD or the VCR can use this common output, yellow, white and red RCA jacks. For the DVD only, there is usually a component video output option. Find the similiar input jacks on the HDTV and connect cables. Most cable TV boxes and satellite TV boxes have yellow, white and red outs for recording to VCR/DVD.

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Blu-ray players should use the HDMI connection to HDTV. If using a A/V receiver for audio, connect HDMI cable to an HDMI input on the AVR and then another HDMI cable from AVR HDMI MONITOR OUT to an HDTV HDMI input. If your HDTV has limited HDMI inputs, purchase an HDMI switch box with 4 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output.

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Broadcast over-the-air HDTV

Your local TV stations can be received on your HDTV by connecting a good quality VHF/UHF antenna to the RF antenna input jack on the rear of your HDTV. Use coaxial cable (RG-6) from antenna to HDTV. Since cable TV providers and satellite TV providers often compress their signals even more than normal, you may get a better picture from over-the-air TV shows than from pay TV.

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