Your TV with CCTV Security

Connect Your TV with CCTV Security

Connecting a CCTV camera to a consumer TV is extremely simple and requires only the use of a coaxial or RCA cable to be run from the camera to the TV. Both of these types of cable can be purchased at any electronics store for a low cost.

Instructions 1.

Determine what connections the CCTV security camera has. The TV should have both RCA and coaxial inputs; at a minimum it will have one of them. The CCTV camera will likely not have both inputs. Look at the back of the camera and determine whether it has ports for coaxial or RCA.

Instructions 2.

Measure out the distance from the CCTV camera to the TV. This measurement will be needed to determine the length of cable to purchase.

Instructions 3.

Purchase either an RCA or coaxial cable. Ensure that a long enough cable is purchased using the required measurements. Both of these cables are widely available at most electronics stores.

 

Instructions 4.

Connect the cable to the back of the CCTV camera. A RCA cable will simply be plugged into the back of the camera, match colors of the cable with the colors of the input ports. A coaxial cable will need to be screwed into the back of the camera.

 

Instructions 5.

Run the cable from the CCTV camera to the TV.

 

Instructions 6.

Connect the cable to the TV's input ports. Again RCA cables will be plugged in and a coaxial cable will be screwed in. Turn on the TV, and it should be receiving the live feed from the CCTV camera. The TV may need to be tuned to a different video input or channel to receive the connection, but this depends on the make and model of the TV.

Convert HDMI to RCA

Nowadays, most consumer electronic devices support the HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) output for video and image downloads. Before HDMI became popular in the electronic industry, RCA connectors (yellow, white, and red cables) were primarily used to connect DVD players, video game consoles, and set top boxes to televisions or monitors. A common issue for consumers is converting their HDMI devices to RCA cable inputs in order for them to play on older television sets or monitors.

How to Convert HDMI to RCA

Step 1 – Search for an HDMI to RCA converter at a local electronics store or online. The output that the HDMI format will be converted to will determine the type of converter needed. The more complex converters will have outputs for S Video, Composite, as well as the classic RCA video and audio output cables from the device.

Step 2 – Connect the video converter to a power source (such as a wall socket or power strip).

Step 3 – Connect the HDMI cable from the device that only produces HDMI output to the HDMI input plug on the converter.

Step 4 – Connect the Red and White audio cables to the RCA audio outputs on the converter then connect to the television.

Step 5 – Connect the Yellow video cable from the video converter output to the tv’s video input.

Step 6 – Change the television channel to the one that the converter requires (normally channel 3 or 4 for televisions that do not support the “input” function) or press the “Input” button on the remote control (if supported) to view the video from the device on the television.