How Do You Connect A Digital Converter Box With A Satellite Dish?
A digital converter box transforms video and audio into signals that older television sets can understand. Following the conversion to all-digital TV, analog televisions must be connected to a converter box, whether the signal comes from an antenna, cable service or satellite. Coaxial cables unite the satellite receiver with the converter box, which is also connected to the TV with the same type of cable. The connections take only a few minutes, and no tools or special technical skills are required. Disconnect the satellite receiver, the converter box and the TV from the electrical outlet while making the connections. Attach a coaxial cable from the satellite receiver’s OUT jack to the RF IN jack on the digital converter box. The cable has a coupler on the end that turns clockwise to attach to the threaded jack. Take care not to bend or break the metal pin inside the coaxial cable plug. Connect a second coaxial cable to the RF Out jack on the digital converter, tightening the coupler t
