An F-type coaxial cable is one of the most basic types of video cable connection. A set of RGB component cables is among the newest standard. If you're trying to connect a device using component cables and your TV's only available input is coaxial, you have a small problem. There are few, if any, adapter switches that connect these two cables together. You'll need to get creative with a composite cable acting as a middleman, plus two devices that can make an F-type/composite connection and a composite/component one.
Instructions
1. Connect a set of component video cables to the output of whichever video device you are using, be it a DVD player or digital video recorder. You will also need RCA audio cables (red and white plugs only) for the device's sound. Connect these to the red-white ports next to the red-green-blue ports the component cables use.
2. Attach the other end of your component (video and audio) cables to the input of an RCA A/V distribution amplifier, which you can find at an electronics store. These devices usually have more than one channel on this end, so connect them to Channel One.
3. Connect a set of RCA composite cables to the output of the distribution amplifier. This device has ports for both component and composite cables. The composite ports are the same colors as the plugs: yellow, white and red.
4. Plug the composite cables into an RF-to-composite adapter. This device, which you can get from the same electronics store (the two devices are often displayed next to each other), usually has one set of RCA ports, and they are input.
5. Link the adapter to your TV's input with an F-type coaxial cable. The adapter has two coaxial ports; use the one that says "output" or "TV." If another coaxial cable is currently connected to the TV's port, unhook it and connect it to the "antenna" or "input" port on the adapter.
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