How to Amplify the Cable Signal
If you need to hook a new TV up to your cable line and you want to ensure that you aren't weakening the signal to your other televisions on the line, you can use a splitter/amplifier to keep the cable quality. You can install the splitter/amplifier in a few steps.
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Instructions
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Purchase a splitter/amplifier from an electronics store. This device should have a few female cable jacks and a power source that you will plug into the wall.
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Pick up an extra cable extension cord with two male plugs to connect your television to the line.
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Plug the cable from the wall jack into the splitter/amplifier input jack.
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Plug the outgoing cable into the output jack on the splitter/amplifier and into the TV.
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Connect any other cables to the splitter/amplifier that are going to other television sets from the original cable feed from the wall jack.
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Plug in the splitter/amplifier. Your cable signal is amplified.
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Tips & Warnings
If you use a cable modem, get a bi-directional amplifier to allow the signal to travel in and out, which is necessary for a modem to send and receive data.
