How to Hook Surveillance Cameras to Your HDTV

Monitor your surroundings with surveillance cameras connected to your HDTV.

Multiple surveillance cameras can be viewed one at a time through a single connection to your high-definition television (HDTV) using a video switcher. If your cameras also have audio capability, you can patch in sound to the switch box as well. Before purchasing a video switcher, check the cable connections on your cameras to determine which type of jack will work with your cameras and the HDTV set. Most HDTVs have multiple video and audio inputs to work with a variety of equipment. S-video jacks are common on security cameras, but check your gear to confirm.

Things You'll Need

• Audio/video cables
• Video switch box

Instructions

1. Plug in a video cable to each of your camera's output jacks. Plug in audio cables to each camera as well, if your surveillance cameras are equipped with microphones for capturing sound.

2. Connect the other end of each cable to one of the numbered inputs on the video switch box.

3. Hook up a video cable from the output jack on the switch box to a matching video input on the rear panel or edge of your HDTV. Connect an audio cable as well, if you're using cameras with sound.

4. Turn on power to your HDTV and press the "TV/Video" or "Input" key on the remote control to access the connection with the switch box.

5. Press each button on the switch box one at a time to change the display on the HDTV from one surveillance camera to another.

References

• Flat Panel TV Info: Most Commonly Used Inputs and Outputs
• Electronics USA: Video Switch Box