How to Connect 1 Security Camera to 3 Monitors
Connecting a security camera to three monitors will enable you to conduct surveillance from different locations, depending on where you place the monitors. The connections only take a few minutes if you buy cables in advance and follow these steps.
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Things You'll Need
- Security camera
- 3 video monitors
- 3 RCA-type video cables
- 4-way video RCA switch splitter
Instructions
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Disconnect all equipment from the power source before making the connections.
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Plug one end of an RCA video cable into the Video Out jack of the security camera.
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Plug the other end of the cable into the Input jack of a four-way RCA video splitter Note: only three monitors will be connected using these instructions, but you will have a jack for a fourth monitor if you choose to add one later.
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Plug 3 RCA video cables into video Output jacks on the back of the video splitter.
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Plug the other ends of the three cables into the video jacks on the back of each monitor.
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Plug in the equipment to a power supply and turn on the camera and monitors.
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Toggle among the three monitors by turning the video selector knob between 1, 2, and 3 to view the camera feed. You can connect a fourth monitor at a later time, if desired, using the same connections.
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