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Check for Loose Connections

Last Updated: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 > Related Articles

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Summary

Loose or damaged wires and cables can ruin your viewing experience. We'll help you track down loose connections.

Solution

Avoid tools for tightening your cables. Finger-tightening is enough to join signal connectors. Pliers and other tools can damage fragile connections.

	Check for Loose Connections
	Finger-tighten loose coax cable; threaded; it provides audio and video.
	Finger-tighten loose video cable, yellow; it provides video. Finger-tighten loose audio cables, red and white; they provide audio.
	Finger-tighten loose HDTV cables, set of red, blue, and green; they provide HDTV video. Finger-tighten loose audio cables, red and white; they provide audio.
	Finger-tighten loose coax cable on the Splitter.
	Verify the cable is not damaged. If the cable is damaged, contact Support to schedule a service visit.