Attempting to set up Microsoft's Xbox One, help would be nice; Zero instructions came with the box.
What do you mean the Xbox came with no instructions? Take it back to the store then - it's incomplete. It's not that hard. Take a HDMI cable. Connect one end to the HDMI OUTPUT on the Xbox one. Connect the other end to one of the HDMI ports on the TV. If your TV doesn't have a HDMI port, then you need to buy a new HDTV. If you don't have a cable box, or you don't care about using your Xbox to control your cable box, ignore the 2nd HDMI cable.