Rules for setting up channels on the TV

When buying a new TV, you must configure all TV channels for easy viewing of programs. This procedure is very responsible - the image quality and signal power depend on the correct setting. Consider how to set up channels on your TV, and do it right.

Types of television signals

There are only three main types of TV broadcasting - it depends on the method of signal reception.

1. Broadcast TV - the broadcast goes from the television tower to the indoor antenna, while the additional equipment is not used.
2. Cable TV - from a special server of the operator’s distribution center, the signal is transmitted via a cable to network subscribers.
3. Satellite system - from the satellite, the impulse gets to the parabolic antenna, and then converted by the receiver and fed to the TV via cable.

The first two options can use analog or digital channels, the last one has a very high quality of audio and video signal transmission, but for viewing it is necessary to install additional equipment - a tuner (for more details see the article about satellite tv connection).

Next, we consider in detail the setting of analog channels of the TV manually or automatically. Configuring cable channels has virtually no fundamental differences, that is, digital channels are configured identically.

We prepare the technique

Tuning channels on the TV begins with its connection to the signal source: for analog and cable television, we connect the cable to the antenna input (see photo).

If you have two or more televisions in your home, you can also connect to one antenna. But for a sustainable distribution, you need to use a special splitter or splitterWith two or more choices, depending on your needs.

We set up cable TV

You finally had a modern television and now wondered how on your TV to make a high-quality setup of digital channels. When setting up it is better to follow the following recommendations.

1. You must enter into a formal agreement with a provider that provides cable TV services in your area of ​​the city.
2. When you turn on the screen appears "digital channels are not configured."
3. It is necessary to take the remote control equipment, enter the menu by pressing the appropriate button.
4. In the “Channel Setup” section, select the “Auto Tuning” sub-item, then press the “OK” button - the product starts scanning the signal and self-tuning to all existing channels. At the same time, twins and variants of an incorrect image are recorded: bands all over the screen, poor quality, distorted sound, or none at all. Such channels manually deleted after the download is complete by selecting the appropriate items from your TV menu.
5. Automatic download ends within a few minutes - it depends on the number of channels received. After the scan finishes, the device will sequentially display all saved channels.
6. TV channels can be configured manually, but then you have to search for the appropriate frequency for a long time. You will spend as much time on each tuned channel as full automatic tuning would take.

Each user should understand that we have proposed an average option for setting up television channels, for each TV there are some nuances that are spelled out in the instruction manual. For example, setting and ordering channels on tricolor tv characterized by maximum simplicity for the user.

Often users ask this question: is it possible to adjust the TV without using the remote control? Of course you can, if the case of the model of your product has the appropriate buttons.

Satellite channels

Users who have a parabolic antenna, are interested in the question, how to set up satellite channels? Immediately warn that these operations are slightly different from the steps described above.

So, the dish (as people call the satellite dish) is already installed and directed in the right direction, it remains to figure out how to set up the TV. Together with a plate on the balcony, the room appears receiver or tunerconnected to it by cable.At the same time, your equipment is transferred to the ordinary monitor mode.

Few of the buyers know that a satellite dish due to the effects of natural conditions - strong wind, heavy rain, etc. - can change the original position, so you need to periodically check the device and adjust the position so that there is a stable signal without distortion.

The tuner has its own remote, on which you have to press the "Menu" button. Following the prompts, which are described in detail in the manual, satellite channels are tuned. There are many of them, so choose only the right ones, which you will at least occasionally browse. From the practice of using satellite television, it follows that many channels are offered, but the most popular ones are educational, about travels and mysteries of the planet, sports. Therefore, with the settings, do not get carried away with an abundance of saved channels: as a rule, you simply do not have enough free time to watch everything.

Setting up the old TV model

On the old TV without a remote control settings are made using special regulatorslocated on the panel below the channel switching buttons.As a rule, in such models a drawer is pulled out, where the channel frequency controls are located - this is how they are used to tune the TV through all the existing channels. Adjusting the image of the old-fashioned TV is done only manually using the front-panel rotary knob, and there are similar controls for sound volume and brightness.

Often, the TV tuned in this way needs to be manually adjusted when it is turned on again, since they do not have a storage system.

Smart tv

Products with a similar function appeared in Russia not so long ago, but quickly gained popularity. They are quite convenient, equipped with advanced functionality, support various modern formats. Setting up such a smart TV is made according to attached instructions, but you can also invite the master of warranty service - he will do everything for free at the initial connection of household appliances.

When self-tuning such an operation takes little time, it will take only patience and accurate implementation of all recommendations, and a Samsung or LG digital TV will automatically do the necessary scanning and bring all the programs into the built-in memory. Tuning channels on Samsung TVs not much different from LG settings or Philips.

Tuning HD channels

«High Definition Television“(HDTV) is a completely new standard, providing a much better picture when compared to analog and digital versions. This format allows you to strongly compress video signals and sound, and when transmitting signals, only digital technology is used - the result is a very impressive picture accuracy and surround sound.

If you have already set up digital channels on a new TV, then to add channels in HD mode, you need to automatically rescan - they will appear in the product list.

How to watch TV without antenna

Today, anyone can watch TV without an antenna: just plug in the cable internet provider to TV set-top box - Now you have more than a hundred channels from different countries of the former CIS, entertainment programs, news, educational and children's channels.

The broadcast does not depend on weather conditions, besides, if you missed the program, you can watch it in the recording without any annoying ads.The best films can be watched in excellent quality, almost like in a movie theater, if you need to leave, press pause.