How to Use a Splitter for Two TVs for Basic Cable

Basic cable doesn't require the use of a cable box and the connections from the wall are sufficient to receive your signal. When you have two televisions that you want to connect to your basic cable service, make use of a splitter. A splitter allows you to run the cable signal to another television, or another room, without having to go to the trouble of adding another cable jack. Waiting for an installer takes much longer than connecting your own splitter to get cable to your second television.

Things You'll Need

• Coaxial cables

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Turn off the television and disconnect the coaxial cable from the back of the TV.

   • 2

     Connect the "In" feed on the splitter to the end of the coaxial cable that comes out of the wall.

   • 3

     Connect the "Out" jacks on the splitter to two coaxial cables that attach to two television cable connections.

   • 4

     Screw the coaxial cable to each television into the "Cable In" jack on the television. Turn on the two televisions and watch basic cable on both TVs.