Find the wall plate in your room that includes connections for phone, data and television. Some buildings have other wall plates that are no longer active. Be sure you connect your cable-ready television cable-ready television, to the wall plate that looks like the illustration to the left.

If you need additional help, check our troubleshooting guide, call 732/932-RUTV (7888), or email rutv@ur.rutgers.edu.

If you are interested in having an administrative or academic building connected to RU-tv, please call 732/445-3710, ext. 6210.

Hooking Up a Cable-Ready Television

There are several ways to connect a TV to our cable system. The type of equipment you have will determine your setup.

    Things you need:

• Cable-ready TV and owner's manual
• Original remote control unit
• Coaxial cable with "F" connectors at each end (This is a common type of cable you may already have; if you do not have one, you can find a cable hookup kit at the Computer Store in Records Hall, or a university bookstore.)

1. Plug your TV into an electrical outlet.
2. Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the cable outlet on the wall plate.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the jack on the back of your TV.
4. Turn on your TV and set it to CATV mode. Some televisions do this automatically through an onscreen programming menu. Consult your television owner's manual.
5. You should see a clear picture. If not check our troubleshooting guide for helpful tips.
6. Consult the channel lineup for specific channel listings.

Hooking Up a VCR

    Things you need:

• Second coaxial cable
• VCR manual

    What to do:

1. Plug the VCR into an electrical outlet.
2. Connect a coaxial cable from the wall plate to the tuner input on the back of the VCR.
3. Connect a second coaxial cable from the tuner output on the back of the VCR to the TV.

Hooking Up a Noncable-Ready Television

    Things you need:

• A balun, if your TV is noncable-ready (The VHF input is two screws)
• Coaxial cable with "F" connectors at each end (This is a common type of cable you may already have; if you do not have one, you can find a cable hookup kit at the Computer Store, Records Hall, or the university bookstore.)

1. Plug your TV into an electrical outlet.
2. Screw the prongs of the Balun to the VHF input on the back of your TV.
3. Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the cable outlet on the wall plate.
4. Connect the other end of the cable to the Balun.
5. Consult the channel lineup for specific channel listings.

NOTE: Noncable-ready TVs will receive only channels 2 through 13. If you want to receive the rest of the network channels, you will need a cable-ready VCR. To connect, follow the instructions for Hooking up a VCR using the Balun to connect the “RF Out” line from the VCR to the television.

You will need a splitter if you want to watch one station and record programs on another station at the same time. The setup varies with the model of VCR. Consult your owner's manual.