Technology for televisions has changed greatly in recent years--not only the televisions themselves but also the way in which televisions receive their signals. But if you have an older television, you don't necessarily need to send it to the recycler. Even older televisions without the current crop of inputs and outputs can be made to serve with the use of simple and inexpensive adapters.
Instructions
1. Check to see that your television cable terminates in a male F-type connector. A male F-type connector has a thin wire in the center and is surrounded by an internally threaded circular jacket with a knurled exterior.
2. Connect a 75- to 300-ohm transformer to your television cable's F-type connector. The transformer will have a female F-type connector on one end and a pair of u-shaped spade connectors on the other. These are readily available at electronics stores and typically cost less than five dollars.
3. Check the back panel of your television and find the antenna input. On an older television, this will be a pair of screw terminals, labeled "antenna," or sometimes just "ant."
4. Loosen the screw terminals of the antenna input with a screwdriver, turning the screws to the left until you've backed them out about one-eighth of an inch.
5. Slide the spade connectors of the transformer under the screws of the input, one connector per screw, then tighten the screws by turning them to the left until they are securely held in place. You can now tune in the channels offered by your television cable company to the extent your television allows.
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