Simply install the antenna as instructed. Once installed, use your tv's programming settings to broadcast "air". Don't use cable. Once you have selected air as your antenna setting, allow your tv to scan. It will list (according to your tv) all the channels it has acquired. You can and should continuously reposition the antenna and rescan until you receive your desired results. (I personally used suction cups to mount the antenna on walls, windows, etc. This allowed me endless possibilities for mounting and moving the antenna.)