The transition to digital television in Russia has been under preparation for the past few years. In 2018, it was announced that everything was ready for the full implementation of this transformation. The population only needs to purchase special devices for viewing digital broadcasts.
There are several names for these devices in parallel: receiver, set-top box and tuner. How to connect this device to the TV? The article brought to your attention will be devoted to this topic.
Model selection
How to choose the right tuner from all the variety presented on the shelves of equipment stores was described in a number of articles. The same material is devoted to another question - how to connect the tuner to the TV? However, it will not be superfluous to return to the topic of choosing a model once again and dwell on some important points.
First of all, it is worth reminding readers that muchit is easier to connect two technical devices that have the same connectors than those whose ports differ from each other. Therefore, if your TV receiver is equipped with an Hdmi type connector, then it is better that the purchased digital TV set-top box has the same "output". And a receiver adapted to connect to a TV receiver via a tulip connector is best bought if the house has an appropriate TV.
If you use the Soviet model, for example, "Quartz" or "Electron", then you need to make sure that by the time you purchase the set-top box there is an RF modulator in the house. This small device serves as an adapter from standard modern connectors to an antenna "input" (the only one on vintage equipment).
These are just a few tips that can be added to the many guides to choosing your digital TV equipment. What else is required for the normal operation of the set-top box?
Antenna
The TV receiver receives a signal transmitted via decimeter waves and received using an antenna. It can be of two types: indoor or outdoor (general or individual outdoor). If you have such a device or your TV is connected to a common antenna located on the roof of a building, then most likely this device will be suitable for viewing digital broadcasts.
How to determine if an antenna is suitable for a given purpose? If it is indoor and it has a round part designed to"catch" decimeter TV channels, then such a model, of course, is also suitable for broadcasting a new format.
Also, if you watched such channels as MTV and Pyatnitsa in the analog version, then your indoor or outdoor antenna will also provide programs in the DVB T2 format, which is now used for digital broadcasting in Russia.
If you use a common outdoor antenna, it is best to check whether it is suitable for receiving new generation television. If such a possibility is provided, then you can safely connect it to the antenna jack.
This step is the first step in the instructions on how to connect the tuner to your TV.
Analogue broadcasting
If, in addition to the twenty free digital channels currently operating in Russia, you also want to watch broadcasts from a local station that exists in your city, then in addition to the digital set-top box, connect the antenna to the TV receiver through the appropriate "jack ".
This action is the second step in the instructions on how to connect a tuner to the TV. In order to perform it, you need to connect the antenna "output" of the TV set-top box with the corresponding "input" of the TV using a coaxial cable.
Splitter
Typically, the antenna output of the set-top box is located next to the socket to which the indoor or outdoor device is connected to receive a signal. If sothe receiver you purchased does not have a port, then you can get out of the situation using a special device.
Antenna splitter allows you to split the cable into two parts. One of these wires must be connected to the tuner input, and the other to the same "jack" on the TV. By performing this operation, you will be able to watch the broadcast in two formats - old and new, analog and digital. If you do not plan to watch regional channels, then you can safely skip this paragraph of the instruction on how to connect a digital tuner to a TV?".
Connection
Now you should figure out directly how to connect a TV tuner to a TV. As a rule, modern TV receivers have either an HDMI-type connector or a "tulip" connector on their rear panel.
The same can be said for digital set-top boxes. Ideal can be considered the case when the connectors of these two devices are the same. If your equipment has different ports, then you need to think about purchasing an adapter. Such devices may be called differently (modulator, converter, and so on).
And how to connect a tuner to an old TV that only has an antenna input? To do this, you need an RF modulator. This is an adapter from the "tulip" or HDMI to the antenna connector. If you want to watch TV through a stereo system, then you should connect it to the set-top box through the "tulip" connector, more precisely through its two "jacks" designed for transmissionsound. How do I connect a satellite TV tuner to my TV?
The instruction for connecting this device to a TV receiver is completely the same as that intended for digital broadcasting set-top boxes (it is given in the previous chapters of the article). The difference is only in the form of the antenna: satellite or decimeter, respectively.
Settings
After completing all the steps described above, you need to turn on the set-top box, specify the region in which you are located in the settings, and start searching for channels in automatic mode.
If the device did not cope with the task, then the broadcast frequencies must be specified in manual mode.
After that, your tuner is ready to go. Happy viewing!
