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" youtu.be/bMB8979lPNA)
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