Connect two TVs to one receiver

Modern TV tuners have unlimited possibilities: there is no problem for them to transmit a signal from one source to several receivers at once without any loss of quality. Therefore, such a problem, how to connect two TVs to one satellite dish, does not exist for the receiver, you just need to choose the right TV tuner in order to successfully accomplish the task.

Necessary equipment

To successfully implement our plans and connect two TVs to one receiver, the home master will need:

• simple cable stripper;
• parabolic antenna or just a dish;
• TV tuner;
• splitter or splitter for two outputs;
• two televisions;
• set of necessary cables.

When all the components are acquired, you can proceed to the installation of the entire system, but before that a few words about the devices.

Signal splitter

The main task of this device in our case is to divide the received signal into equal parts and redirect to two televisions, so when buying a splitter, you must carefully study its characteristics. The only drawback of this device is that when a signal is divided into 2 television sets loss of quality.

On the splitter case, the manufacturer indicates the signal attenuation value, the lower it is, the better the splitter.

TV tuner

Today receivers can transmit a signal from several devices at once and send them to the destination. When choosing a tuner in the store, pay attention to maximum resolutionsupported by the product to connect it to LCD TV or plasma.

It should be clarified and the possibility of transmission digital channelsdo not save - it is better to take a satellite receiver of the latest model, which has modern improvements, than to buy additional devices for enhancement of the quality of the transmitted signal. The best option when the device has ports for connecting S-Video, VGA, DVI and HDMI. The seller is sure to find out how to connect two televisions to this model, which channels it is better to use.

In the attached instruction manual must be a schematic drawing of such a connection to the same plate with a phased description of all actions.

Digital TV Tuner DTV-09

Configure system components

Before you connect a tuner, you must configure it:

• connect the receiver to the home electrical network;
• we connect the product to the computer via the USB port;
• we set up a satellite dish and connect it to a special connector on the tuner;
• install softwarewhich is attached to the product;
• we start the program and we configure working parameters.

Only after careful tuning, the connected tuner starts to connect to the TVs. For this, it is better to use digital inputs in order to preserve the desired image quality.

Suppose that one TV is installed in the living room, and another plug-in object, for example, the son has in the room: then we connect the nearby TV to the receiver with an HDMI cable.We turn on the telly in the hall and start setting it up:

• go to the menu;
• choose the source of the signal;
• specify the connector to which you made the connection from the tuner;
• we make the setting according to the instructions of the product, as a rule, choose auto scanwhich modern models perform independently;
• after the appearance of the list of channels, we eliminate the low-quality and duplicates, leaving only those that are necessary for further viewing.

Now it's time to tell how to connect a second TV to the receiver. We measure the shortest distance, a good option is to drill the adjacent wall, but this is not always possible. It is necessary to run the cable along the plinth in order not to touch it when moving around the apartment.

There are special skirting boards with cable development, they are covered with a lid on top, which is very convenient - the wires are hidden and do not disturb the interior.

Setting up a second TV is similar. indicating connected cableswhen they are used by more than one.

Connection algorithm

There are several different ways to connect two televisions to one tuner in an apartment or a private house, using a special cable,which are necessary choose the right.

Option number 1

For this we use HF or frequency television cablewhich connects to the RF OUT output on the rear panel of the receiver, and its second end - to the antenna input on the TV. After that, it remains only to perform the TV settings according to the instruction manual of this model.

Option number 2

We connect two TVs through one receiver with using RF modulator. Many modern tuners do not have a built-in similar modulator and RF OUT output, so in this case we will need:

• remote frequency device;
• low-frequency RCA cable with tulip connectors;
• 75 Ohm coaxial cable;
• F-connectors and the same plugs.

For a separate power supply modulator need a separate outlet with a voltage of less than 230 V.

We connect the tulips to the corresponding outputs on the tuner and modulator, connect the TV cable to the RF OUT output on the RF device, and twist the F-plug on the RF IN input - it comes in the kit. The second end of the coaxial cable is connected to the output of the splitter IN, you must purchase in advance splitter with two such outputs. After all the manipulations, we connect all the equipment to the home network and set up the TVs in turn.

Option number 3

We connect the satellite tuner with RCA cablewhich can be used when simultaneously connecting two TVs to the same receiver with HDMI. You will need a special SCART-RCA adapter, and when setting up a TV connected with this cable, you need to change the input settings. The scheme of such a connection is simple, it is carried out economically - no need to buy more expensive equipment.

But there are also negative aspects: the cable length should not exceed 15 m, otherwise distortions will occur or the image will disappear altogether. In a city apartment, this footage should be enough - you do not have to solder two wires, which negatively affects the quality of the received signal.

Connecting to two TVs is not the limit - there are schemes for connecting four and eight receivers, but each user should know if there is football on one TV, then there will be a similar program on others, no matter how many they are in the house. You can switch channels only in the room where the satellite receiver is installed, but many people buy an additional radio control to solve this problem. To watch different programs - you need install tuner on each TV separately, but this is a completely different scheme and a separate topic for discussion.