Outlets that are used in a house, apartment or another type of building can be wired for many different things including video. Typically, coax cable is used because it is cheap to use and can easily be run through walls into an outlet an any room. A video outlet can either be made out of metal or plastic and has a cover that has a coax coupler connected. Wiring an outlet for video can be done, depending where the outlet needs to be installed.
Instructions
1. Decide where in a room the outlet is going to be. An outlet can be close to the floor or higher up on a wall, depending on where the video components are going to be located. The outlet does, however, need to be in a place where coax cable can easily fit.
2. If an outlet is going to be recessed in a wall, there needs to be empty space behind the wall so the outlet can fit. Use a stud finder to make sure there is nothing behind the wall that can cause a problem.
Make a opening in the drywall and attach the outlet to the stud in the wall with a screw or nail. The outlet needs to be attached securely so that it is not sitting loose in the wall.
3. Run coax cable to the outlet from a source such as an antenna, cable line or satellite television. Run the cable from from the source to the room where the outlet needs to be wired.
Send the cable to the outlet directly or use a splitter to create more than one connection that can be used. When a line is run into a house for an antenna or cable, a splitter is normally used to split the signal so it can be wired into other areas.
4. Create an opening the floor or wall to send the cable through. Use a drill with at least a ½-inch bit to create a big enough hole so that the cable will fit.
5. Decide on the bast way to run the cable into the outlet. This can be done in two ways. The first way is to run the cable into the outlet from inside the wall or under the floor. The second way is to run the cable directly from the box through the wall or floor.
6. Fit the coax cable into the outlet. There needs to be enough excess cable in the outlet so that it can connect easily to the coupler on the face plate.
7. Attach coax cable to the face plate and then attach the face plate to the outlet. Use a flathead or Phillips head screwdriver to secure the plate to the outlet. The outlet is now ready to use.
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