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How to Install Wii Games on an Old TV

Connecting a Wii game system to most modern televisions is fairly simple, as they provide a number of different inputs for connecting the console. If you have an older TV, however, the only connection option is a coaxial cable connection. Since there is no direct coaxial cable for the Wii; you need to choose a conversion option. If you have a VCR with a coaxial output, you can use it to make the conversion. Otherwise, you need an RF modulator device.

Things You'll Need

RF Modulator
Coaxial cable
VCR
Wii AV cable

Instructions

RF Modulator Method
- 1
  Turn off the TV and the Wii console.
- 2
  Connect the large gray end of the Wii AV cable to the back of the Wii console.
- 3
  Connect the yellow, white and red cables from the Wii AV cable to the corresponding input jacks of the RF modulator.
- 4
  Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the coaxial output jack of the RF modulator, and the other end to the coaxial input jack of the TV.
- 5
  Slide the channel selector switch on the RF modulator to the channel you wish to use. Turn on the TV and the Wii, and turn the TV to the channel you selected.
VCR Method
- 6
  Turn off the TV, VCR and the Wii console.
- 7
  Connect the large gray end of the Wii AV cable to the back of the Wii console.
- 8
  Connect the yellow, white and red cables from the Wii AV cable to the corresponding input jacks on the front or back of the VCR.
- 9
  Connect one end of the coaxial cable to the coaxial output jack of the VCR, and the other end to the coaxial input jack of the TV.
- 10
  Slide the channel selector switch on the back of the VCR to the channel you wish to use. Turn on the TV, VCR and the Wii, and turn the TV to the channel you selected. You may need to press the "Input" or "Source" button on the VCR remote to select the input to which the Wii console is connected.

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