Cable Tv Setup Box

Electrical outlet please ensure step 1 is completed prior to connecting the ac power adapter plug to your hd set top box or dvr.

Cable tv setup box. In input on the back of the hd set top box dvr. Your tv may automatically recognize that you connected a cable or satellite box and not only switch to the source but change the name of the source to the name of your cable box. A set top box stb also colloquially known as a cable box is an information appliance device that generally contains a tv tuner input and displays output to a television set and an external source of signal turning the source signal into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device they are used in cable television satellite television and. You can now watch tv and control the cable box with your samsung smart tv remote.

The cable box should come with a v cables. Using the hdmi cable plug one end into the hdmi output on the back of the hd set top box dvr and the other end into the hdmi input on the back of your tv. Then connect the cable from your existing outlet either directly to your television or to the set top box your cable provider provides. 1 connect hd.

If you use a set top box run the shorter cable provided with the set top box from the out connector on the set top box usually on the back of the box to your television. This means an added expense to rent or buy a cable dvr or tivo to record tv shows from cable. This only works when using an hdmi connection. Also you usually can t copy those recordings to dvd or vhs.

If not you ll need standard a v cables the red yellow and white cables to connect the box to your tv. If your tv is an hdtv you can use an hdmi cable to connect your comcast box to your tv. That includes the ability to turn on and control basic functionality on other devices including not only your tv but also your a v receiver and even your cable box thanks to cec control and ir. Since digital cable tv signals are usually copy protected video recording fans will find it more difficult to record cable tv programs using a dvd recorder or vcr.