How to connect DVD to TV: step-by-step instructions. Setting up free digital terrestrial television

There are many additional devices, which help turn your TV into a device for watching movies and listening musical compositions. One such device is a DVD player, which is capable of playing audio and video files from optical media, as well as from external USB storage devices. Before you connect a DVD to your TV, check out what experts have to say about it. They will help you do this without any extra effort.

Connection method

To properly organize such a connection, you need to determine which connectors are present on both devices: the TV and the DVD player. Depending on the age of the equipment, connectors can vary greatly. Below is a list of all popular connection types:

• HDMI cable. The best connector with high quality video and audio signal transmission. Exists newest generation, called mini HDMI, has the same qualities as a standard connector, but has a much smaller plug size. Having settled on this method: version 2.0 or more, marked “high speed with ethernet” and only from well-known manufacturers;

• RCA cord. For many years it has remained a popular connection method for many multimedia devices, including DVD player. RCA is popularly called “tulips”, and the sockets themselves consist of three holes, white (left audio channel), red (right audio channel), yellow (video channel). There is no difference between the RCA output and input, as well as on the cord (there are three tulips on both sides, corresponding to the flower sockets);

• SCART. This is the so-called bus, which transmits sound and image better than RCA, but worse than HDMI. Almost every multimedia device has such a connector, and nowadays, if you want, you can easily connect a DVD to an old TV by purchasing a SCART-RCA adapter;

• S-video. This connection transmits only the image; the sound will have to be connected separately, using a cord with tulips or a 3.5 mm jack. If, for example, the player has an S-video output, but the TV only has an antenna input, then you can use an S-video-RF adapter.

Useful adapters

Very often there are situations when there are no identical connectors between two devices, so how can you connect the DVD to the TV in this case? It's very simple, you just need to select the appropriate adapters. Here is a list of the most common configurations:

1. SCART-RCA. In this option, it is necessary to connect only one adapter, since both plugs are capable of transmitting both sound and image;
2. SCART-S-video+2RCA. Since S-video does not transmit audio signal, it is necessary to connect a 2RCA cable separately;
3. HDMI-RCA. Be prepared for the fact that the image quality will decrease significantly, even though the signal from the DVD player is output via HDMI.

Connection process and setup

Select the appropriate wire. Having specified which connector you will use, select the required cord and make sure that it is not torn or frayed. For clarity, the use of an HDMI cable will be described, as it is easier to connect and guarantees signal transmission highest quality. Sequence of actions:

1. Place the DVD player close to your screen so that the wire reaches the connectors on the TV.
2. Do not install electrical equipment on top of each other - it gets hot, which can cause it to malfunction.
3. Before connecting the cable, unplug your DVD player and TV. This will prevent the possibility of electric shock and protect the equipment.
4. Connect one end of the cable to the HDMI connector on your DVD player. Look for the “HDMI” or “HDMI OUT” markings.
5. Connect the second end of the cable to the HDMI connector on your TV. This connector is only available in . There may be several such connectors. Look for the “HDMI” or “HDMI IN” label with the appropriate connector number.
6. There are many different HDMI cables, but if you don't need a perfect picture, any wire that can reach your TV will do.
7. Turn on the DVD player and TV. Insert a CD to check the display and sound quality.
8. Switch the TV to receive the signal from the appropriate jack. To do this, use the “Source” or “Input” button on the TV or remote control. The connector you select must match the connector to which you connected the wire.

Conclusion

Knowing how to connect a DVD to a TV will make this process easy for you. The most important thing is to determine the required cord and adapters, everything else is not a problem. Good luck watching your favorite movies.

So that you can watch on an analog TV digital channels broadcasting, requires special equipment called a receiver, tuner or set-top box. BBK Electronics company in the region digital equipment succeeded. The market offers BBK TV set-top boxes of decent quality and functionality. BBK receivers not only accept DVBT2 signals, but can also record selected programs into memory for later viewing.

The main feature digital tv set-top box consists in the absence of the need, as for satellite TV, to worry about installing a bulky antenna or laying a cable. For this device to work, it is enough small indoor antenna and connecting the BBK set-top box to the TV.

While the number of available channels is significantly smaller, it is limited to 20 terrestrial TV channels versus a couple of hundred channels for other solutions. But digital television broadcasting with the introduction of new multiplex equipment will eventually expand their number, HD and even 3D TV channels will appear.

BBK digital tuners are not inferior satellite receivers in functional terms:

• high image quality;
• ability to record program inclusion planning;
• pause and rewind.

User reviews of brand models in to a greater extent positive. Most often, a friendly, intuitive interface is noted. Users are satisfied fast switching channels, TV Guide (EPG) function), which prevents you from missing your favorite programs. The device’s ability to save videos and photos to small-capacity USB drives is noted, the quality playback in FullHD format.

Comparative analysis of popular BBK brand models

Given the variety of proposals, it is difficult to understand which model is better, so we present comparative analysis the most popular devices in the user environment.

The considered bibike consoles generally have similar functionality, the devices differs in some details:

• external design, number and placement of communication connectors;
• range of supported video and audio formats;
• data flow rate
• additional options.

Connecting and setting up a BBK TV set-top box

The method of connecting the device to the TV depends on the availability of the corresponding connectors on the TV receiver. Old TV can be connected via tulip cables through the component output of the set-top box (AV, CVBS). It is logical to connect a more modern TV receiver with an HDMI connector via HDMI cable through the corresponding port of the set-top box. If your TV does not have the connectors listed above, but there is a SCART port(in the form of a comb), you will need to purchase an adapter. The plug from the indoor or outdoor antenna must be inserted into the antenna socket of the set-top box.

Rf out port on TV box Can be used to transport to TV analog signals. To configure the BBK prefix, you need to perform the following steps.

1. Make sure that the set-top box is connected to the TV correctly.
2. Connect the digital receiver to the power supply and turn on the BBK set-top box without a remote control (the power button is on the case) or using the remote control (if there is no power button on the case).
3. When you turn on the receiver software for the first time, it will display a welcome window, prompt you to select the interface language, broadcast region, and define screen parameters.
4. Next, to initiate a channel search, click the “OK” button.
5. At the end of the search, the found channels are automatically saved.

If you need to reconfigure the device, go to the window initial setup possible after restoring factory settings. Path to the “Main Menu” mode → “Settings” → “Factory settings”.

In more detail the procedure for initial setup/reconfiguration digital tuner described in the instructions for each specific model.

Ways to solve connection problems

During operation of digital electronics, malfunctions may occur. If the tuner does not respond to the remote control, the first thing you can try is to replace the batteries. If that doesn't work, the remote control may be faulty and will need to be replaced.

Crashes happen when The set-top box does not pick up channels. You can try the following solutions to solve the problem.

1. Reboot the device (turn off the power and turn it on again using the power button on the device itself).
2. Launch automatic search channels. This method may cause manual channel sorting to be reset. But arranging the channels in the right order is not difficult after solving the problem.
3. If the first two options did not give desired result, you can restore factory settings and reconfigure the device from scratch. The sequence of pressing the buttons should be looked at in the manual for the specific model of the set-top box.

Advice! Before you start above steps, you should make sure that the receiver does not find channels really because of a software failure, and not because of problems at the local repeater.

BBK SMP127HDT2 - review digital receiver.

In that article I will review digital receiver BBK SMP127HDT2. BBK is a well-known brand; according to statistics, every third family in Russia has at least one device released under the name BBK.

The model is assembled on the basis of the Ali 3812 chipset. There is an on-air receiver DVB-T standard, DVB-T2, MPEG-2/MPEG-4 with signal reception on a regular home antenna. There is a built-in HD media player with MKV support, it is possible to record TV signal. There are HDMI and composite outputs, you can connect this set-top box to any TV. In these consoles we have a fairly high-quality set of functions.

Let's see what is included in the package of the BBK SMP127HDT2 receiver.

Low frequency wire for connecting to TV,

Instructions - warranty card, 12 month warranty,

Two batteries for the remote control,

Remote control,

Receiver.

The body of the receiver is plastic, except for the bottom and rear panels, it is all glossy. The assembly is high quality and neat. On the front panel there is USB input and power indicator. If the indicator is green, the set-top box is turned on, if the indicator is red, it is turned off. USB port serves to connect a flash drive or hard drive, we can record on them television programs and play movies, music, etc.



On the back panel there is: power cord, antenna input, composite output (bells) and HDMI output. If you need an HDMI cable, you must purchase it separately.



Now let's get acquainted with the menu and set up channels. We connect the set-top box to the TV with an HDMI cable. We connect it to the network and also connect antenna cable. We press the power button on the remote control, the LED on the set-top box changed color, turned green, and the set-top box turned on. After switching on, a preliminary menu appears in which you can configure the starting settings.



Our goal is to get to the main menu, get acquainted with it, and implement quick setup to television channels operating in the DVB-T2 standard. Press the EXIT key on the remote control and get to the main menu of this console.

There are five items in the menu:

Media player, all items gray they will be available as soon as we connect a flash drive or hard drive,

Channel editor, here the sub-items are also gray, since the channels are not configured,

Installation, here you will tune in to television programs, we will return to it later,

System settings,

Settings, here you can find information about this device, factory settings, games and the ability to update via USB.



We return to the “installation” item, go to “DVBT setup”. Three sub-items appear: channel search, auto search and sort. If the antenna is oriented in the right direction, then you can use auto search, and the set-top box will scan the entire frequency range, this is a rather lengthy process. Therefore, we go to the channel search (manual search).



Select a channel in in this case I choose 35 (relevant for St. Petersburg) this is the first multiplex. Select search, click OK, and the set-top box within a few seconds finds the channels that are present on this frequency channel. The search is completed and click OK.



In order to find the second multiplex, we go to channel 45 (relevant for St. Petersburg). Select search and click OK. The set-top box also quickly finds the second ten channels. The search is completed, click OK. We leave the menu and get to the television channels. Click OK and a window will appear with full list found channels through which we can carry out fast travel channels.



No problems with setup television channels no if you have decimeter antenna It will be enough to connect it to this console. Connect the set-top box itself to the HDMI cable (if the TV is new) or with bells (if the TV is old).

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