A satellite receiver requires a signal from the satellite dish to convey a signal to an attached television. To accept charges for video-on-demand (VOD), a telephone line must be plugged in as well. Running a coaxial cable from outside the house to the receiver requires placement so that it doesn't disturb the decor or constitute a potential hazard to those walking inside (people or pets). This also applies to extending a telephone line from a telephone wall plate to the receiver. You will need a few tools but no electrical expertise to install the coaxial cable and telephone line.
Instructions
1. Drill a hole in the wall or beneath a window sill where the coaxial cable connected to the satellite dish is to enter the house. Use a portable drill to do this. Apply silicone sealant to both sides of the hole once the coaxial cable has been pulled through to insulate the house from the elements.
2. Run the coaxial cable along the baseboard of the wall until you reach the satellite receiver. Screw the free end of the coaxial cable into the coax input (labeled "Sat") on the back of the receiver. If multiple transmissions are being sent through the cable, screw the cable to the coax input on a coax adapter, screw an end of a 1-foot coax cable to each of the two coax outputs on the adapter and screw the free ends of the 1-foot coaxial cables into the two coax inputs on the back of the receiver.
3. Staple the coaxial cable to the baseboard of the wall using U-clamp staples from a stapler gun.
4. Look for a telephone line wall plate that is as close to the satellite receiver as is possible. Pull out the modular plug of the telephone line that is plugged into the modular socket at the middle of the wall plate. Push the tab at the bottom of the modular plug first.
5. Insert the modular connector plug of the dual phone line adapter into the modular socket on the wall plate. Insert the modular plug of the telephone line into one of the two modular sockets on the adapter. Insert the modular plug at one end of an extension telephone cord into the other modular socket on the adapter.
6. Run the extension telephone cord along the baseboard of the wall until you reach the satellite receiver. Insert the modular plug at the end of the cord into the "Tel" labeled socket on the back of the receiver.
7. Staple the extension telephone cord to the baseboard of the wall using a staple gun.
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