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How Do I Connect a DTV Box To a Existing Analog TV & VCR?

On June 12, 2009, local television stations stopped broadcasting in analog. Now, local television broadcasts are in a digital format. To use the older analog televisions, people need a digital television converter (DTV) box. The DTV box is a digital tuner that converts the signal into analog. Once the tuner converts the signal to digital, the analog television or VCR plays the signal. People use the DTV box instead of the television's or VCR's built-in tuner.

Things You'll Need

  • Analog TV
  • VCR
  • DTV box
  • TV antenna
  • 3-Coaxial cables with connectors
  • RCA composite cable (red,white, yellow)
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Instructions

  1. Connecting Using Coaxial and Composite cables

    • 1

      Connect one end of a coaxial cable to the TV's antenna output jack and the other in the DTV box's Antenna input jack.

    • 2

      Attach one end of a composite cable to the output jacks on the DTV box, and the other end of the composite cable to the VCR's AUX input jacks. Make sure you match the colors to the appropriate input jacks.

    • 3

      Set the analog TV tuner to channel 3 or 4, and set the DTV box to the same number. There is a switch on the back of the DTV box to select 3 or 4. Set the DTV box and the TV to the same number. Set the VCR to AUX input by using the channel up/down buttons. Follow the DTV box manufacturer's manual for setting up the local digital channels.

    Connecting Using Only Coaxial Cables

    • 4

      Connect one end of a coaxial cable to the TV's antenna output jack and the other in the DTV box's antenna input jack.

    • 5

      Attach another coaxial cable to the DTV box's antenna output jack, and the other end to the VCR's antenna input jack.

    • 6

      Use another coaxial cable for the next connection. Attach one end to the VCR's antenna output jack, and connect the other end to the TV's antenna input jack.

    • 7

      Set the analog TV tuner to channel 3 or 4, and set the DTV box to the same number. There is a switch on the back of the DTV box to select 3 or 4. Set the DTV box and the TV to the same number. Set the VCR to AUX input by using the channel up/down buttons. Follow the DTV box manufacturer's manual for setting up the local digital channels.

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