Sanus Wall Mount

Mounting a flat-screen TV on a wall is a popular choice among home theater enthusiasts, as doing so allows them to take full advantage of high-definition (HDTV) without the clutter of a large home entertainment center. This presents the obvious problem that when the TV is mounted on the wall they need a place to store all of the peripheral devices that plug into the TV such as the cable box, DVD player and video game system. Luckily even the least tech-savvy home entertainment buffs can resolve this problem in a few basic steps.

Instructions

1

Place your cable box in the closest or concealed area that is closest to the TV. If you do not have a closet close to the TV, look for a media storage center or bookcase that is near your TV, perhaps the same shelf that you use to store DVDs. The object is to find an area to stow the cable box that is close enough to the TV to allow easy connection but that also satisfies your aesthetic aims for the room. Install the cable box in the desired location and you are ready to proceed.

2

Connect the audio/video connection wires from the output ports on the cable box to the input ports on the TV. This step will vary slightly depending on where you chose to store the cable box. If you place the box in a closet that is close to the TV, you can directly connect wires from the box to the TV.

If you placed the box in a faraway closet of shelf, or if you simply do not want unsightly and cumbersome wires running across the floor, buy a wireless A/V transmitter that can transmit the audio and video signal from the box to the TV over the air rather than over a physical cable.

3

Test the connection by powering on the cable box and tuning the TV to the video input you used to connect the cable box. In other words, if the audio/video cables or wireless A/V transmitter connects to the TV's "Video 2" input, press the "input" or "source" button on the TV's remote until it is tuned to Video 2. If you see a picture coming from the cable box, you have successfully installed the cable box and can leave it installed in the concealed location you chose.