SNES Installation

Look at the back of your TV to find out what kind of connections you have available. The SNES comes with both AV hook-ups -- those red, white and yellow cables -- and an RF converter that connects directly to the coax cable input on the back of your TV. You can install the SNES either way, though AV cables are a bit more trustworthy. RF cables have a "game" and "cable" or "TV" switch, and repeated flipping between the two modes was known to wear down the switch until one (or both) modes stopped working.

Disconnect the cable currently plugged in to the VHF (coax) port, if choosing to use the RF converter. Then connect that cable into the back of the RF converter and screw the other end of the RF converter into the back of your TV. Now connect the smaller wire that runs out of the side of the RF converter into the port labeled "RF Out" on the back of the SNES console. Toggle the channel switch on the back of SNES console to "3" or "4" and then turn on the TV and set it to the same channel.

Connect the SNES using the AV cables, alternatively. Instead of attaching the RF converter into the "RF Out" port on the back of the SNES console, attach the gray end of the AV cable wire into the "MULTI-OUT" port. Then connect each of the cables -- white, red and yellow -- into the corresponding ports on the back of your TV. Turn on the TV and select the appropriate input for the SNES connection.

Insert a game firmly into the SNES control deck and plug at least one controller into the front of the system. Use the left controller port for one controller or both ports for two controllers. Connect the AC power adapter into the back of the SNES console and connect the other end into a wall socket. Slide the power switch up on the console to turn on the system.