How to Connect a TV to a Cable Box

We demonstrate How to Connect a TV to a Cable Box. We explain what wires to use, how and where to connect them, and what TV settings are required. We've time stamped, further below in this description, various parts of the video for quicker future reference.
We also demonstrate how to connect the cable box to the cable TV service line. We cover all TVs from older TVs up through 4K, 8K and newer UHD TVs
0:51 How to Connect Cable Box to the incoming Cable Service line
1:00 Connecting Coax to wall plate OR loose Coax cable laying on the floor
1:16 Connecting incoming cable service line to the back on the Cable Box
METHOD 1: HDMI (for newer TVs)
2:00 The HDMI method
2:28 mentions of CEC, ARC, UHD (make, model, year of manufacture)
2:45 What type of HDMI cable is ok to use?
2:55 Am I required to use a High Speed rated HDMI wire?
3:09 4K, 8K (check with your cable company to see what services you are signed up for)
3:02 Which HDMI port should you plug into on your TV
3:30 brief description of the ARC HDMI port (Video Link "How to Connect Soundbar to HDMI ARC" • How to Connect Soundba... )
4:06 Is it OK to plug into any available HDMI port on the TV?
4:16 Making the HDMI connection to the back of the Cable Box
4:51 After the Cable Box and TV both are powered on, set the TV's input.
METHOD 2: the RF direct Coaxial Cable method (for older TVs)
5:02 Coaxial Cable
5:12 Disregard the color of the cables being used
5:50 Making the coaxial cable wire connection to the back on a TV
6:18 Turn the Cable Box power on
6:20 Turn on the TV
6:36 after the TV is turned on it should be set to the TV or RF input, the input of the threaded connector
6:53 the TV must be on the correct channel such as Channel 3 or Channel 4
7:06 after the TV is set to a correct Channel 3 or 4, change the Cable Box channels using remote that came with the Cable Box

[@saturnd0ll]

My dad is an addict and doesn’t like helping me out much with stuff around the house I’m only 16 and a girl and no one else here :)so I have no idea with wires and tech stuff but this really helped me out ! I like how there were dif methods with the wires and clear images! I really appreciate you I hope you know ur making a difference!

[@terrideboer3673]

What a great tutorial! I had tried for TWO DAYS to connect the cable box myself….after spending just 5 minutes watching your video I had the system working almost IMMEDIATELY!!!

[@ritabonifield882]

Thank you so much. I tried calling the service guy for two weeks he never texted or called. You were all I needed Thank you again😊💕👌🏻

[@angelau9382]

Very detailed and helpful for my attn span and VERY limited understanding of this stuff. Thanks 4 making it simple!

[@deborahjohnson8487]

just bought a new tv -thanks for helping me connect to my cable box in no time at all

[@colt451911w]

Excellent presentation

[@MariaGomez-ux9ge]

Thank you so much this was so helpful

[@tonyhursey80]

Very good and helpful thanks

[@HomeFix19]

Thank you so much! You got us back up & running in no time.

[@amw1118]

Perfect...thanks for your help!

[@SarahAnnBellham]

Ok, thank you that was easy!

[@reenyaysher7639]

Thanks so much very helpful🙏

[@blossommark434]

Really helpful….Thanks a lot

[@annmedis4449]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!! It worked.

[@nancywalsh4436]

Thanks very much 😀 👍

[@bitter_truth8646]

Thanks 👍

[@flpanhandler7749]

Thank you.

[@hebertmatos8746]

Thank you

[@ram201pa]

Good job. Very clear and concise.

[@mamedesmond6720]

I have a few questions; 1,What if you don't have a cable box 2,can you insect the cable line into the tv box and use the HDMI cable to send the images to the tv set?

[@dianelap67]

Thank you, I will try it, I don`t have 3 cables though, only 2 the cable one and the power cable. You have 3 cables?

[@PopulistDavid05401]

Thanks

[@susanhannon9660]

Question..I was with you all the way until you got to the 2nd coaxial cable. I am reconnecting after contractors in my house disconnected it. I do know previously I did not have a 2nd coax cable. Do I need it?

[@chrisadamsgh7819]

I completed the cabling process but still no signal

[@DHJOYMIDEA]

Good video

[@stevekaufman9073]

I think I've followed everything in this excellent tutorial. But when I hook everything up and turn everything on, I'm on the setup page -- select language, select country -- and then the channel search, which seems to progress all right to the end, only to put me right back on the original setup screen.

[@aristidescastillo8089]

Great video love the way you explained everything so well that any one can easily understand thank you and keep your videos up so yo can help dose like me needing help again thank you and God bless you and family

[@onlyrhoda]

Thank you so much! I had everything twisted!

[@JewelRana-ff6ew]

Nice tv cable box

[@kaylaniwoodson3402]

hi, i got both of the "rf in and out" like the white cables made sure they got in the tiny wholes the cords really tight and my tv will welcome me and load i've tried different inputs but then it says "please tighten your cable connection" x ive done that several times please help me what should i do??

[@hebertmatos8746]

If TV is already on with regular cable and I want to change using HDMI cable. Do I have to turn off the cable box?

[@dougharlow6037]

My primary TV with primary cable box works OK, fast enough, but the TV in the other room sometime is very slow, I believe it’s because of the WiFi? Should I connect the slow TV direct or somehow improve my Wi-Fi? Please explain both. Great video. Thanks

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

Doug, based on the information you provided, we're not entirely certain what you are referring to.... Therefore, if you are saying perhaps that your two TVs both receive their content via only a Wifi connection? then yes, the TV further from the Wifi Router would tend to be slower because distance and speed are essentially directly correlated. And, a solution certainly could be a direct wired ethernet connection to the router OR a Wifi Mesh system. In either case, if you invest time/$ pursuing these as potential solutions without 1st being absolutely certain of the causation you'd risk losing time and $

[@noname-ll5bz]

very nice,connection was made-satellite box is on,tv is on---still no connection between box and tv

[@cathe0113]

I had a "cable" coax cable to a VHS and to the cable box. The cable box was connected to the tv by hdmi. I didn't want the VHS collecting dust. Got rid of it. Now I have extra coax cable. I had the coax to my cable box.. both a coax cable and the hdmi from the cable box to my older TV. Now have a new 4k uhd television. Not sure if I should hook up the coax cable and the hdmi to my new TV? I didn't even open the box to the new Samsung TV yet. Just want to know if all I need is the hdmi cable between the cable box and tv or the coax and the hdmi to the new tv?

[@aapkatv09]

Around 3:30 You say that HDMI-1 is ARC and should be connected to audio equipment and that is not what we are doing. we are connecting to the cable box. But then you turn around and connect the ARC hdmi to the cable box. It does not make any sense.

[@kvdgadj]

What about the red and one cable. The IT you have to plus them in. My smart tv has no input button?

[@pamelaperkins3100]

Thank You

[@farooqjoseph9603]

Brother this cable tv box work in Pakistan..?

[@carlosdenully1080]

Hi friend thank you for this video but please help me out. The thing is my brother is cheap lol & doesn’t want to call DISH to install an HDMI cable to my father in laws TV. The thing is my father in laws TV is really fuzzy & there’s really no good clear picture on the TV because it’s using an Antenna cable meaning the cable dish has. Can I use your setup to connect the DISH Antenna to connect an HDMI Cable to connect to my father in laws TV so his TV won’t be fuzzy & he can get that clear picture? Please help.

[@punkamal7033]

Hello sir, I have a samesung 4k tv i buy just 1 month before and i buy another channel bux and when I tried to connect HDMI it’s not connected I tried much times but I can’t,so can you tell me sir how to connect HDMI channel bux to samesung 4k tv thanks sir i hope you will help me thanks again.

[@ritabonifield882]

My tv and cable box is connected. But says no service won't let the menu come up to view options

[@rovd4433]

A brilliant tutorial this is bro. I've had my tv and box connected via hdmi cable and I've also selected the right tv source therefore everything is ok. My problem is, how do I get the box (as soon as it is switched on) to simultaneously switch on the television without me having to switch on the tv separately? I've got a Samsung tv. Do I need a trigger cable or do I need to program some settings on the tv? I'm just feed up with using two remote controls. Thank you for your help in advance.

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

Both your TV and Box must support CEC. CEC, if available + enabled within both devices, will cause your TV to power on moments after you turn on your box. Hope this helps you figure it out.

[@tlwmillionaire]

I did the first step and there is no sound. How do I make the cable box and the tv compatible that there is sound when am watching cable.

[@BillAd9]

I have a verizon set top box having only a coax connection to the tv. I have recently replaced the tv to one that only has hdmi input and I hope to find a Coax to HDMI adaptor. At this time it will not be possible to upgrade the set top to hdmi as a result the set top actually feeds two TV's (using a coax splitter) and the cable is strong through the walls. Do you have a suggestion where I can find the appropriate adapter? thanks.

[@maryhelou6333]

I tried your method but keep writing check your connection what am i doing wrong?

[@rebeccajenkins4645]

After connecting my TV to my cable box. Can I add a VCR to my same cable box? Can that same box be used as a Router?

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

Do you mean, Cable Company supplied Modem / Router?

[@universe.levelup9787]

My technicolor box said downloading intails application how to fix takes forever

[@beawest2197]

I have dish.. I want to reconnect my old fashioned box to a new Visio smart tv . I am computer illiterate. Help!

[@thelmacribbs2514]

Thumbs 👍

[@heatheramyprice]

I'm replacing a dead tv that was connected to the cable box via yellow, white, and red ended cables---- not hdmi cable and not co-axial cable. The new tv also has a place to put those but I'm not able to get it to work with the cable box--- do I need to get a co-axial cable or hdmi cable or can I make this work? The new (to us) tv I'm connecting is a magnavox, probably a few years old. Thank you!

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

Maybe the best solution, obtain an updated cable box from the cable tv company and then connect to the Magnavox using HDMI

[@heatheramyprice]

@@Allabouthomeelectronics thank you!

[@leonlakedemon3676]

Ga, please tell me how can connecting a smart tv with mibox -s and a AV receiver pioneer vsx-923 ? if it is possible. thank you

[@michaelbradley9462]

My cable box don't have but 1 thread in

[@billlschulz7653]

I have a older LG HD TV, and the regular cable comes into the cable box and out to the LG TV. But it also has a HDMI Cable that comes from the TV down into the cable box. Does this sound right? I thought you had to use one or the other not both, but my TV Works fine, if i did this i would have used one or the other, but i guess it's ok to use both? What does anyone else out there think about this?

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

Typically.....you only need one or the other; however, HDMI would likely be the preferred cable. If you're not paying a High Definition subscription then either cable would produce a similar resolution.

[@carlcreech8704]

What if I have the cable that has three colored plugs?

[@monica-NJ-123]

My Cable box says RF in ( ? )

[@Angelxcenai.pt2]

For me it’ll have a solid green light and then I’ll get the welcome screen then otl go to a blank screen

[@katkat.2906]

Before this video, I was LITERALLY one port away from a clean picture!🤦‍♀️

[@fernandoalbertorodriguezhu7183]

para que es el ext ir in

[@mandymakeup007]

I have got a different t TV set up than this. I’m in the uk I need more help than this generic help, as good as it is for some but not for me.

[@ashleyadam955]

I am confused about this

[@Allabouthomeelectronics]

Hello Ashley, were you able to resolve your question or can we maybe help by answering a question you maybe still have?

[@rockingreject]

Thanks