How To Connect An Antenna To A Sony Tv
4 Ways to Connect Sony PlayStation 3 to TV
Connecting the game console to the TV will allow the gamer to enjoy the highest quality picture. Especially if you use modern technology from leading brands: Sony, Samsung, LG, etc. Many users have problems in the process of synchronizing devices. Now let’s look at how to connect Sony PlayStation 3 to a TV.
It is possible that the user has correctly connected the connectors with the appropriate cable. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, there is no sound, the image is only displayed on half of the screen, or some other problem has occurred. Let’s analyze the difficulties that users most often face.
Tulip connection
How to connect PS3 to CRT TV? Obsolete technology is not equipped with HDMI. Therefore, users have to resort to using other connectors. Mostly the device connection is configured via tulips. Experts point out that the tulip is a loose concept. AV, S-Video, RCA connectors are all tulips. Just different modifications.
Which of these cords should you use? A very difficult answer. To answer objectively, let’s carefully analyze each of these options.
HDMI connection
The third generation game console from Sony is capable of running on TVs from various companies. However, in order to achieve high-quality images with maximum resolution, it is better to connect the PlayStation 3 to Samsung, Sony, LV TVs of the latest model range.
First you need to check if your TV supports HDMI. All the information you need can be found in the user manual. This connector is mainly located on the side or rear panel. The base package of the latest versions of the PS3 game console includes an HDMI cable. Therefore, you do not have to buy it additionally.
Why is connecting the console to a TV via HDMI considered the best option? Firstly, this cable is capable of broadcasting HD quality images on a large screen. Second, the cord provides simultaneous transmission of audio and signal.
Instructions for connecting PS3 console to TV via HDMI:
- Plug in the game console power cord. When everything is done, the red indicator will light up.
- One plug of the HDMI cable must be inserted into the corresponding connector on the console, which is located next to the network jack. Insert it until you hear a characteristic click.
- The second plug is inserted into the TV’s HDMI interface. The location of this entrance depends on the TV model in question.
The connection is set up, which means the console is ready to use. Turn on the TV and change the signal source. Instead of digital or analog signal, you need to select “HDMI”.
RCA connector
An option that suits owners of the oldest TVs. The advantage is that an RCA cable is included as standard with the game console. Therefore, the user does not have to spend on the purchase of a cable. You should not expect a high-quality image. The only positive thing about RCA is the fact that almost all TVs without exception support this interface.
It is possible that your TV is equipped with a SCART connector instead of the standard RCA. In such situations, you need to buy an adapter. AV-SCART. In the process of connecting a game console, you will have to experiment. Since older TV models do not have color-coded connectors.
AV connector
If we evaluate all the available interfaces for connecting the PS3 in terms of the quality of the transmitted image, then the undisputed leader is HDMI. In second place is the AV cable. This wire has 5 inputs that you can use to connect the game console to your TV. At the second end there is a special plug that is inserted into the corresponding socket on the back of the set-top box.
Standard cable for PS3. HDMI. Therefore, the AV cord will have to be purchased separately. First, read the instructions for whether the TV supports the ability to connect additional devices via the AV interface.
Connection setup is carried out according to the standard scheme. One end of the cable is inserted into the TV jack and the other into the jack on the game console. The plug is inserted into the input that is labeled Multi Out. All 5 inputs have the corresponding color, so there should be no problems with connection.
S-connector
An outdated format that produces a low-resolution picture. Therefore, the image quality is poor. Lack of proper clarity will be noticeable to the naked eye. However, if you want to set up a connection between a Sony PlayStation 3 and an old TV, then the S-interface is suitable for this task.
The cable is not included in the basic configuration of the TV and console. Therefore, the cord must be purchased separately. On the one hand, the cable is equipped with two audio inputs. They are marked accordingly. L and R. At the other end you will find a standard plug that fits into the connector of the set-top box.
All entrances are colored differently. Therefore, focus on this aspect in order to connect the connectors and avoid mistakes. When everything is connected, restart the box, and then turn on the TV. When a new device is detected, change the signal source. That’s all. Console is ready to use.
How to connect an antenna to a TV
To connect the TV to a cable network or digital TV antenna, you need to purchase a special TV cable and put F-plugs on its ends.
With an illiterate solution to this problem, the TV, when receiving an analog signal, may work unstable or with interference, and a digital one. The image and sound may disappear due to signal loss in the cable and its connections.
The advantage of digital television is the absence of interference in the picture and in the sound. But if the signal is very noisy, then the picture and sound on the TV will periodically disappear, and if the signal is weak, then completely absent.
How to install the antenna plug to the cable
There is no need to invite specialists in order to connect the TV to the antenna cable. This work can be performed by each home craftsman on his own with the help of an improvised tool, if he follows the instructions below.
The voltage of an analog or digital television signal in an antenna cable is millionths of a volt, so an antenna cable connected to a cable network or other TV is not dangerous to humans. You can safely cut the cable without disconnecting its other end from the splitter or TV. Not dangerous even when cutting the cable, an accidental short circuit between the center conductor and the shield braid.
How to choose an antenna TV cable
Antenna cable sheath must be marked as shown above. The antenna cable must have a wave impedance of 75 Ohm (all televisions and switching devices. Amplifiers, splitters, set-top boxes for receiving digital DVB-T2 channels are designed for this resistance). The outer diameter of the antenna cable sheath must be at least 6 mm. Center conductor and braided shield made of electrical copper. Antenna cables of the SAT 703B and DG 113 brands meet these requirements. In the RG 6U cable, the central core is steel, galvanized with copper, a shield made of aluminum foil and braided copper alloy, this is a budget option.
It is impossible to describe all television cables on the market, but the information provided is quite enough for making the right choice on your own.
TV cable device
Let’s consider how a modern television coaxial cable works using the example of a CAT-703 cable.
A copper, or steel, copper-plated conductor runs down the center of the entire length of the coaxial cable. This core is covered with a layer of dielectric insulation. The insulation is covered with a shielding copper or aluminum foil braid that acts as a second conductor. For protection against mechanical and climatic influences, the cable is covered with a sealed protective sheath.
In inexpensive cables, only aluminum braid is used, in budget ones. Copper, and in expensive. Aluminum and copper at the same time, as shown in the photo.
How to connect an antenna cable to a crab without a plug
The cable is prepared in the same way as for putting on the F-plug, the central core is inserted into the F-connector of the crab, and the screen is put on the protruding part of the crab connector and fixed with any wire or clamp. As a last resort, you can fix the cable by tightly winding several layers of electrical tape. Will work just as well as F-connection.
If you use a clamp with a screw crimping device, then the quality and reliability of the connection will not be worse than with the F-connector.
How to connect an antenna cable to a TV without a plug
In life, there are situations that you need to urgently connect an antenna cable to the TV, but there is no plug at hand. You can temporarily connect the antenna cable without a plug. To do this, you must first remove the top sheath to a length of 5 cm, develop and unscrew the shielding braid, remove the insulation from the central core of the cable and bend the core itself into a loop. The width of the eyelet should be slightly larger than the hole in the center socket of the connector.
If the connector on the TV is as in the photo, then an insulating tube must be put on the center contact. Next, a loop is inserted into the central contact, and the shielding braid is tucked into the connector with a screwdriver blade. The main thing is to prevent the wires of the shielding braid from touching the central core of the cable.
If the braid is aluminum, then you can insert it into the television connector and fill the empty space with thin copper wires taken from any stranded copper wire. To prevent the wire from falling out of the TV connector, you can fix it with several toothpicks or matches. Such an improvised connector will serve quite reliably.
How to choose an antenna TV cable
Antenna cable sheath must be marked as shown above. The antenna cable must have a wave impedance of 75 Ohm (all televisions and switching devices. Amplifiers, splitters, set-top boxes for receiving digital DVB-T2 channels are designed for this resistance). The outer diameter of the antenna cable sheath must be at least 6 mm. Center conductor and braided shield made of electrical copper. Antenna cables of the SAT 703B and DG 113 brands meet these requirements. In the RG 6U cable, the central core is steel, galvanized with copper, a shield made of aluminum foil and braided copper alloy, this is a budget option.
It is impossible to describe all television cables on the market, but the information provided is quite enough for making the right choice on your own.
How to connect an antenna to a TV
To connect the TV to a cable network or digital TV antenna, you need to purchase a special TV cable and put F-plugs on its ends.
With an illiterate solution to this problem, the TV, when receiving an analog signal, may work unstable or with interference, and a digital one. The image and sound may disappear due to signal loss in the cable and its connections.
The advantage of digital television is the absence of interference in the picture and in the sound. But if the signal is very noisy, then the picture and sound on the TV will periodically disappear, and if the signal is weak, then completely absent.
Which antenna plug is better
The answer is simple: the best of the three TV coaxial cable plugs reviewed is the F-plug. It is easy to notice in the photographs above, even without special knowledge.
As you can see, the antenna plug of the old design and the Soviet antenna plug have a small section of the central core of the cable, not covered with a shielding braid. This violates the uniformity of the wave impedance, which leads to insignificant losses of the television signal.
The F-plug does not have an exposed antenna cable center conductor. Another advantage of the antenna F-connector is the ease of installation. With a minimal set of standard tools, without skills, almost anyone can correctly put the antenna F-plug on the cable.
How to connect the antenna cable
to the television signal highway at the entrance of the house
Usually, a television cable is laid along the roof of a house and then, after amplification with a trunk amplifier, branches out along the entrances of the house. Since there are different packages of television programs, at the entrance to the entrance, the cable is branched using a filter crab, which is a crab with two outputs. From one output the signal comes out unchanged, and from the second output it is cut by a high frequency filter. Thus, the ability to watch all TV channels is limited for those who buy cheaper social packages. Therefore, two cables run down the entrances.
If you inspect the walls in your entrance, you will definitely find a metal box on each floor, from which television antenna cables go to the apartments. In modern houses, boxes are no longer installed, but everything is placed in wall cabinets, in which case you will see a metal door with a lock. Subscriber taps of the TV signal are placed in these boxes. If you remove the lid from the box or open the cabinet door, then you will see something like this. In the photo on the left, a coupler for subscribers of a full package of television programs, and on the right for subscribers of a social package.
The taps must be secured and grounded by rules, but cable men do not do this to simplify the work. Perhaps this is better, because if the grounding is of poor quality, then such grounding can create interference.
Taps installed in junction boxes do not fundamentally differ from crabs for connecting several TVs, but they work a little differently. One F connector is used to connect the cable coming from the IN line. The second OUT is for transmitting the signal to the next coupler on the floor below. The rest of the F connectors are TAP (TAP), there can be from one to five, are intended for connecting subscribers, that is, for connecting television cables going to apartments.
There should not be any unconnected subscriber connectors. In case of disconnection of one subscriber, let’s say for non-payment, it is allowed to install an F-connector with a load resistance of 75 Ohm instead of a cable. If you need to connect a new subscriber to a cable television network, then a splitter for two subscribers, as in this example, is replaced by a three-way.
Thus, to connect the TV to a cable network, a piece of television cable of the required length with antenna F-connectors installed at the ends is enough. One F-connector of the antenna cable is connected to the subscriber coupler in the entrance, and the second to the TV.
Choosing a TV cable
Even an excellent TV and the correct F-plug cable ends will not be able to provide high quality images on the screen when using a low-quality TV cable. And the question arises, which antenna cable is better for connecting a TV and by what criteria to choose it?
How to connect multiple TVs
to the cable network or antenna
Connecting several TVs to a cable network or antenna that transmits an analog or digital TV signal is no more difficult than one, except that you have to put more than one F-plug on the cable, but several. To do this, there are TV signal splitters, popularly called “crab”, they are also called “splitter”, “splitter” or “divider”.
The crab has one connector for connecting a signal from an antenna or a splitter at the entrance, marked IN (input), and several connectors for connecting TVs, marked OUT (output). If there is no marking, then usually the entrance is at the crab on one side of the body, and the outputs in a row are on the opposite. All outputs for the crab to work properly must be connected to TVs.
If there are two outputs, then to two TVs, if there are three outputs, then to three, and so on. There should be no free connectors on the crab. If the output remains unconnected, then it must be loaded with a 75 Ohm resistor. Or, as they say, put a plug. But at the same time, part of the useful signal will be lost, it is better to use a crab, in which the number of taps is equal to the number of connected TVs.
The design of the splitter is a thin-walled case made of silumin or brass, in which, at the same time, connectors for connecting F-plugs are made. The divider circuit is usually transformer, one turn of enameled wire with a diameter of 0.2–0.4 mm, threaded through ferrite rings or tubes. Installation of transformers is carried out in a hinged way. The body is hermetically sealed with a metal cover and sealed or fixed with glue.
Lugs are provided for attaching the crab to the wall. The case also has a thread with a screw for grounding, although it is not clear where to get the ground wire in the vast majority of apartments. Usually they are not grounded, therefore, on some channels, interference from wires of electrical wiring, the Internet, a telephone, passing next to a television cable, is possible. Whenever possible, such proximity should be avoided when laying the cable. For a more detailed acquaintance with the design and electrical circuit of the crab, you can visit the page “How to connect an antenna television amplifier to a power supply”.
If there is a desire, then a crab, which is not inferior in technical parameters to expensive samples of well-known companies, can be made by hand.
When you connect TVs through a crab, the level of the TV signal reaching each TV connected to it, regardless of whether the TV is working or not, will decrease due to losses in the crab and the additional cable length. When two TVs are connected. By 30%, three. By 60%, four. By 90%, and if the analog or digital TV signal coming to the crab is already weak, then the image quality on all connected TVs can be significantly reduced. Usually the signal in cable TV is strong enough, and its level is enough for the normal operation of all TVs connected to the crab.
