Cable & Satellite Inputs

I tried to use the SAT CONNECTION when I was bringing along my DIRECTV portable DISH setup. There was no way I could use this SAT connection without modifying things which I really didnt want to do. The easiest way out for me was to run two RG cables from the portable SAT DISH two port LNB with one cable going to the living room home entertainment center location and the second RG cable going to the bed room location.

At each location in the trailer I would have a SAT RCVR from my house account and then connect the VIDEO OUTS of the SAT RCVR to each of the HDTV VIDEO TV inputs. Now I can watch CABLE/OTA TV at both locations the normal way by selecting CABLE or ANTENNA from the HDTV menu using my remote. I can also watch SAT TV by selecting VIDEO 1 from each HDTV using the remote.

This seemed to be the easiest way for me to make it all work. This is only for regular standard SAT TV reception. Have no idea what you are suppose to do to get HIGH DEF working from SAT TV.

My method allowed both the Living Room and Bedroom HDTV sets to watch whatever channels they want to watch all using the remote - never leave my big chair or the bed...

Now that digital NATL BROADCAST TV has come around I stopped bringing out my DIRECTV SAT EQUIP items and watch full blown full screen high def TV signals from the local towns just about anywhere we go. Even when we are at the Camp Grounds we watch the local town HDTV signals. Then switch back to CABLE to watch the cable channels if we want to. Most campgrounds only provide analog signals to the CABLE connections. Watch full blown High DEF digital TV form the local towns is much better quality...

When camping off the power grid we usually pick up 6-36 local towns using the OTA BATWING antenna and pick up all those full blown HDTV signals for free to the public. If we want to watch some cables channels then we downstream them using the internet. Don't need the SAT TV anymore...

My CABLE SAT HDTV story
Roy Ken

All of the above responses are on track. One side bar to note, if you have a power television antenna, you will need to turn it off in order to receive cable service.
Happy trails!!! GPG

As noted above, the cable input goes to the normal circuit with the antenna, thru the switch box, and to both TVs (assuming you have two).
The satellite input requires a satellite receiver box from Dish or Directv with a cable from that box to the TV.

Satellite input provides direct feed to (usually) main TV in living room. Satellite signal has to be direct feed from dish to receiver box with new coaxial splitters in the circuit or interference with the rv antenna booster voltage. There should be a dedicated coax receptacle near the main TV.
The other cable in connector is wired into the same circuit as the rv antenna and all other outlets.

So you can connect either a satellite or cable tv or both. :)