Advice on how to Set Up Your New TV or just use us at CableAV

  1. Choose the best method for mounting your plasma TV, based on the room and constraints within which you must work. You may choose to simply mount your TV on the stand provided, but if you choose to have your TV wall mounted then there are a few things you need to check.

  2. Firstly you must ascertain the construction of the wall, (i.e. stud or brick etc), to determine whether the wall has sufficient strength to support the weight of the TV. It is important to choose the correct type of bracket for the wall fixing. The bracket must be appropriate to the size of the TV with the correct swivel arm or tilt as required.

  3. Decide on the height of your bracket, but before drilling into the wall, ensure there are no existing cables or pipes. For larger TVs always have a minimum of two people to lift the set onto the bracket.

  4. Hidden cabling involves chopping a channel of plaster out from behind the TV to the place where your equipment, (i.e. DVD, Blu Ray, Playstation etc), will sit. The cables are then plastered into the wall. Remember if fitting any sound surround system this is the time to add channelling and plaster in cables for speakers.

  5. Connect the TV to an electrical outlet and to your audio and video sources. Ensure that the cables are long enough and that everything is working, before plastering the cables into the wall.

  6. If you run multiple TVs from a Sky or Virgin Media Box you will need to run a cable from the Box to the new TV and you will need to install a receiver. Since TVs have a limited number of connections available, you may need to plan carefully when choosing a connection type for each device. Remember to add extra cables such as HDMI + new generation 3D cables if you want to future proof your installation.

  7. After installation, calibrate the picture on your plasma TV. Adjusting the brightness and contrast settings can help you to preserve the longevity of your plasma TV. Many plasma TVs have preset options from which you can choose, based on the lighting conditions and video source that you watch most often.
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