With the advent of digital quality content, numerous fans of the television product have changed the vector of their aspirations towards digital television. The rather active development of this direction has caused the emergence of a large number of amateurs and companies that will connect and set up digital television for an appropriate fee. But there is no need to rush. Not everything is as complicated as it might seem at first glance. It is quite possible to cope on your own with the solution of the question of how to set up digital television on a digital TV.
First, you need to consider in detail the principle of setting as such, and then move on to setting up TVs from different companies. At the moment, there is a certain variety of types of digital television. Suggestedoptions refer directly to cable digital.
How to receive digital TV?
The process of digital television itself is the transmission of video and audio signals to the TV directly from the translator. This uses digital modulation and a certain compression of the transmitted data.
Where to start?
To begin with, you should decide on a company that will provide the selected services, and conclude an appropriate contract for connecting the required package of channels. Then we get a set necessary for the implementation of the plan. It will include a fiber optic cable and the necessary modification of the set-top box. The number of set-top boxes will depend on the number of connected TVs. The fiber optic cable must be crimped and routed carefully to avoid pinching.
How to connect to TV?
People who encounter such a situation for the first time immediately have a certain number of questions that need to be answered: what kind of TV is needed for digital terrestrial television? How to set it up? How much? At that very moment, the answer is on the surface. An ordinary TV is quite suitable, with a standard set of options: analog input (tulip), S-Video input, scart input and antenna input. It is not necessary to talk for a long time about how to set up a digital television receiver. It is enough to insert the cable into a special connector on the set-top box, the other end of the cable is inserted into the corresponding connector on the TV.
Need to connect power andpress the "Power" button. Automatic channel search on the TV will select the frequency of the set-top box and stop scanning. The set-top box menu will appear on the screen.
In general terms
The order of operations and the difference between the tabs in different TV models differ slightly. Therefore, it is worth mentioning how to set up digital TV reception regardless of the selected TV model.
Enter the TV menu. Select the "Options" tab in the window that appears. The "Auto-tuning" section is a transition directly to the setting. In the next window - "Signal source selection" - we define the "Cable" option. The "Start" button will complete this step. As a result, from several options for the “Search Mode” item, select the “Full” item. Enter the specified data in the blank fields:
- frequency (kHz) - 314,000 (314MHz);
- modulation - 256 QAM;
- baud rate - 6875 kS/s.
Some TV models are equipped with the "Network search" function. This greatly simplifies the solution of the question of how to set up digital TV on a digital TV. Just select the desired mode and continue by pressing the "Search" button.
Setting on LG TVs
Now let's look at how to set up digital TV on an LG digital TV. Considering that different models of TVs from this manufacturer may have their own firmware and menus, you should not be immediately disappointed, since all models of the same company always have characteristic features. So it's pretty easy to figure it out. The walkthrough starts with the remote control and the "Menu" button on it. After clicking in the window that opens, select the "Options" item.
The "Options" tab presents several parameters, the most necessary of which will be the "Country" item. In this paragraph, we indicate the country Germany or Finland.
Then you need to return to the "Settings" menu. We use the "Auto search" item, in which we indicate the connection method "Cable". Following all the instructions in sequence will allow the TV to discover and tune all available channels.
There is a small nuance that should be taken into account after setting up channels - the presence of a function that, when enabled, resets existing channel settings and starts a new search. It is advisable to avoid using this function. In the "Digital cable settings" tab, we disable the option. After reading about how to set up digital TV channels on LG TVs and with a little care, it's quite easy to set up the channels yourself.
Tuning on Philips TVs
In the instructions below, we will talk about how to properly set up digital TV on Philips TVs.
Initially, we find the “Menu” button located on the remote control and enter the TV menu. The next step is to select the "Configuration" tab and enter this section. The window that appears will provide several options, one of which is the "Install" item. By pressingat this point we call the secondary menu on the TV screen. The required section is “Channel Setup”. In the next submenu that appears, the necessary tab "Automatic settings". As a result of successive correct transitions through the tabs, a message appears about the subsequent update of the list of available channels. Select the value "Start".
After selecting the "Reinstall channels" item, the "Country" section follows. From the list of countries, as in the case of LG TVs, we choose Finland or Germany. In choosing a connection method, check "Cable".
If you figured out how to set up digital television on a digital TV, it was not difficult, you can proceed to the search for channels by pressing the "Start" symbol.
Setup on Samsung TVs
The whole setup process is done directly by the remote control. By pressing the "Menu" button, we call up the TV menu tab. In the "Channel" section below the image of the satellite dish, the right side of the screen will open several tabs. In them we find the item "Antenna" and click on it, and in the choice of connection type we denote "Cable". After going to the "Country" tab, select the "Other" option. As a result of the above actions, a window with the requested pin code will appear. The default pin code value is 0000.
In the "Auto-tuning" tab, the signal source will be "Cable". At the end of the sequential selection of tabs, you must click "Search". The TV will surely detect everythingchannels currently available.
Tuning on Toshiba TVs
On Toshiba TVs, the entire setup process is greatly simplified. We go to the TV menu and select the Russian language. You need to find the "DTV Manual Tuning" tab. After entering the settings, click "OK", and the definition of available channels begins.
Among other things, digital TV is also available on a personal computer.
