How Do You Hook Up A Cable TV Box?
In order to watch cable programming, you will need to hook up the cable box to your TV. If you are renting the box from your cable company, company representatives will send an expert to do the setup for you. If, on the other hand, you have purchased your own box or need to hook up an old box to a new TV, you will need to follow some simple steps to hook the system up yourself. Make sure you have a cable-ready TV. Your TV should be able to read and reproduce channels over the number 13. Some TVs reproduce channels between 14 and 22 on lower signals, so be sure you can access channels over 22 without any problems or conflicts. Confirm that you have either an RF jack or a 75-300 ohm transformer on the back of your TV. This will allow for a hookup to your cable TV box directly, rather than through the antenna. If your TV doesn’t have an RF jack, you will need to buy a transformer to adapt the connection. Buy a coaxial (video) cable to hook up the box to the TV directly. If you are renting
