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Sharon Meier
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June 13, 2009

How Sharon Meier Did It - How to Hook up a Digital Converter Box To an Old TV

This old TV set needed a digital converter to make it work.  It is used as an emergency tornado/bad weather warning TV for our office.  Below is how I connected the converter box.

All the parts that were needed came in the converter box.  I...

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was unable to use the audio/video cables because there wasn't a jack for them in this old TV.

After installing the converter box there were more stations available to watch, and the picture was clearer.  The channel numbering system for the TV stations changed.  One thing that I noticed was that the stations take longer to come in when changing stations.

Installing the converter box is easy to do.

 

  • Display:
Picture Comes in Clear

Picture Comes in Clear

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  • Used Coupon to Purchase Converter Box
  • Parts Needed
  • Insert the Batteries in the Remote
  • Connect the Antenna
  • Connect Cable to Converter Box
  • Connect Cable to TV
  • Ready to Go
  • Menu to Select Options
  • Scanning for Channels
  • Picture Comes in Clear
  • Display:
  • Used Coupon to Purchase Converter Box

    Used Coupon to Purchase Converter Box

  • Parts Needed

    Parts Needed

  • Insert the Batteries in the Remote

    Insert the Batteries in the Remote

  • Connect the Antenna

    Connect the Antenna

  • Connect Cable to Converter Box

    Connect Cable to Converter Box

  • Connect Cable to TV

    Connect Cable to TV

  • Ready to Go

    Ready to Go

  • Menu to Select Options

    Menu to Select Options

  • Scanning for Channels

    Scanning for Channels

  • Picture Comes in Clear

    Picture Comes in Clear

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