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Can you connect a Wii to a cable box?

We recommend against connecting a system through a cable box, satellite receiver, or set top box.
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Can I hook up my Wii with an HDMI cable?

The Wii console is not compatible with HDMI. If you wish to view the Wii console with a higher quality image, component video cables can be purchased instead.
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Can you hook up a switch to a cable box?

An HDMI cable is attached to the source device's (such as a cable box) OUTPUT port and the other end to the switch's INPUT port. An HDMI cables is then attached to each of the switch's OUTPUT ports running to the TV.
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Why won't my Wii connect to my TV?

Try using a different cable. Try a Wii AV Cable or a Wii Component Video Cable. You will need to ensure the TV is set to the correct input settings if you switch cables. It can take up to a minute for the Wii U console to detect that a Wii AV Cable/Wii Component Video Cable is connected.
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How do I connect my Wii to my TV without yellow?

There are two ways to connect the Wii console to these TVs:
  1. Purchase an adapter which allows standard AV cables to be connected to the mini-plug (headphone jack) port on the back of the TV. ...
  2. As an alternative, it is possible to purchase component cables for the Wii console.
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How do I connect my Wii to my modern TV?

Insert the AV Multi Out plug on the Wii AV Cable into the AV Multi Out connector on the back of the console. Once the cables are inserted and the Wii console is powered on, you must find the Input Select for your TV to view the game.
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What is the yellow cord for Wii?

The cable that came with your Wii U™ and Wii™ may have one yellow video connector. That type of cable connects the video using composite video. Your new cable has three video connectors (red, green, and blue). This type cable connects the video using component video.
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What cables are needed for a Wii?

There are three cables that connect to the Wii: the AC Adapter (a.k.a. power cord); the A/V connector (which has three colored plugs on one end); and the Sensor Bar. The plug of each is distinctly shaped, so each cable plug will only fit in one port in the back of the Wii.
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Can you hook up a Wii with a USB?

Playing a game from a USB flash drive requires you to install on your Wii the Homebrew Channel, which voids your Wii's warranty and violates Nintendo's terms of use.
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How do I connect my Wii to WIFI?

  1. Select the Wii icon on the Wii™ menu. ...
  2. Select Wii Settings.
  3. Select the right arrow, then the Internet button.
  4. Select Connection Settings.
  5. Select any of the empty connections. ...
  6. Select Wireless Connection > Search for an Access Point.
  7. Select your wireless network name (SSID) from the list.
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Can you hook up a Nintendo Switch to a TV with HDMI cable?

Connect one end of the HDMI cable into the bottom terminal of the dock labeled "HDMI OUT," then connect the other end into an HDMI port on your television or monitor. Close the back cover of the Nintendo Switch dock.
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How do I connect my HDMI cable to my TV and cable box?

Cable-to-HDMI installation
  1. Fasten the cable from the wall to the cable box's Input, then plug the HDMI cable into the HDMI port on the back panel.
  2. Plug the other end of the HDMI cable into one of your TV's back-panel or side-panel HDMI ports (most new TVs have more than one to accommodate multiple devices).
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What are the USB ports on the Wii for?

Connecting more than two peripheral devices to a Wii console simultaneously. The Wii console has 2 USB ports. Please use a commercially available USB hub (*) when connecting 3 or more peripheral devices, such as the Wii LAN adapter, a USB keyboard, the Wii Speak accessory and other peripheral devices at the same time.
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Is Wii Mini the same as Wii?

The Wii Mini is strictly a one-trick pony, designed only to play disc-based Wii games. (The original Wii could also play GameCube titles, but that feature is also gone from the Wii Mini -- Nintendo pulled GameCube compatibility from Wii models sold after November 2011, too.)
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How do I connect my red white yellow cable to my Smart TV?

Insert the yellow Composite plug into the Yellow Video Input terminal on the back of your Viera TV. Insert the red and white audio plugs. Make sure that you do not connect the red audio plug into the red Component video plug. Connect the other end of the composite cable into your devices Composite Audio Video outputs.
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What size USB can Wii use?

FAT32: Compatible with the Wii and all computers. Partition size limited to 2.2TB, maximum file size limited to 4GB (Wii games are automatically split in multiple parts when needed).
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Can you jailbreak a Wii?

You can turn your old Wii into a total Nintendo entertainment center by jailbreaking it. The form we'll cover in this tutorial is called a SoftMod, and it will only take a few minutes to completely crack open the Wii and give you complete control over the console. To get started, you'll need just a few things.
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Can you still download games on Wii?

It is no longer possible to purchase new content from the Wii Shop. However, for the time being you may continue to re-download content you have purchased or transfer that content from a Wii system to a Wii U system. Be aware that these features will eventually end at a future date.
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What outlet does the Wii use?

Insert the DC plug on the Wii AC Adapter cord into the DC Input connector on the back of the Wii console. Insert the AC plug into a 230V AC wall outlet.
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Do Wii and Wii U have the same cables?

The same sensor bar and RCA/component cables that work on the Wii will plug in to the Wii U just fine (or you can use an included HDMI cable for a better picture).
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Where do you plug yellow cable?

AV (composite video) (good)
  • Cables are often color-coded to match color-coded jacks.
  • The yellow video connector on the AV cable connects to the green VIDEO/Y jack.
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How does the Wii HDMI adapter work?

How this works. The Wii to HDMI adapter plugs directly into your Wii's cable port (the same port you use to connect the Wii video cable that is included with the Wii). After you have plugged it into this port, you will have an available HDMI port.
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What does orange light mean Wii?

An orange LED indicates that your Wii U GamePad is charging. This does not mean that the Wii U GamePad will turn on immediately. It may take up to fifteen minutes of charging before the Wii U GamePad turns on.
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