How to connect a satellite dish?

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Satellite TV has become a common thingToday. Many people who do not have the opportunity to connect digital television via optical wire from providers, put themselves a satellite dish. At the same time, many want to connect the antenna themselves, but for this it is necessary to understand how this is done.

How to connect a satellite dish to a TV

You can connect a satellite dish to a TV in two ways:

Direct connection of the antenna cable to the TV.
Connect the antenna to the receiver, and from it to the TV.

Let us consider these two methods in more detail.

How to connect the cable directly to the TV

For this, it will be necessary to conduct a cable fromantennas to the TV. For this purpose, the best solution is to buy a copper cable, which is screened with foil. Find this in the store will not be difficult. It is always worth taking the length of the cable with a margin of several meters and take into account the fact that the cable will need to be hidden indoors. Also need to buy a plug for the TV.

After acquiring the necessary materials, we proceed to the connection:

Pull the cable through the room, hiding it in the skirting boards or whatever you like with clamps. Thus it is desirable, that there was a meter and more free cable.
Connect one end to the antenna. For this, it is necessary to cut the cable to a centimeter to open the core and foil, and then screw and fasten the nut. This end is fixed to the antenna so that in case of bad weather there is no cable breakage and there are no problems.
The second end of the cable is attached to the purchased plug,then connect it to the TV. This is the same as with the other end of the cable. That is, the cable core is opened for a centimeter, the foil is bent and fastened to the plug.
We insert the plug into the TV and check the work of the antenna.

After that, if everything is done right,The TV should steadily catch all channels after the setting. However, in this way, you can connect only one TV and the signal level may not be so good.

How to connect the antenna through the receiver to the TV

Many companies that provide servicesdigital satellite television, use the receiver to transfer the best picture and sound to the TV. In addition, thanks to the receiver, you can connect several TVs.

To connect the antenna to the TVreceiver, you just need to connect the wire, made by analogy with the previous point, to the receiver in the proper socket. Then a certain kind of wire to the TV is already connected from the receiver. Wires to the TV from the receiver can be connected in several ways:

Using RCA wire.
With the help of "tulips".
Using the S-Video cable.
Using the HDMI cable.

The latter option is considered the best in image and sound quality. After connecting, you will only need to configure the receiver according to the instructions to watch the channels.

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