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capriskier
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Oct 23, 2017

Cannot get any TV Channels

We are on our first trip in a Newmar Ventana LE and can't get any of the television channels to work. We have connected the cable connection to the RV but cannot get any cable channels. We also cannot get any channels from the antenna. The antenna channels were working when they did the initial walk through. There is a big Sony box in this unit for sound but I don't think that controls the tv channels. we have had several RV's before and I know how to do do channel scans for cable and antenna but it seems like there must be something preventing that from working.
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  • rockhillmanor's avatar
    rockhillmanor
    Explorer
    Oct 23, 2017
    lots2seeinmyrv wrote:
    Usually there is a 12 volt outlet where the TV is plugged into. By that area...there is a little switch you flip to change from "air over to cable".

    Little red light may be on where the switch or button is...and very hard to see it.

    Then do the channel scan on the TV set.


    X2

    They are all different looking in each coach. Mine is hidden in a dark cabinet so you couldn't even see that there was a teenie tiny switch to turn on for the booster for the antenna. And the red light was just as tiny. :R

    Here is one example of what it looks like.

  • Two_Jayhawks's avatar
    Two_Jayhawks
    Explorer
    Oct 23, 2017
    You might try scanning for channels again with signal boost button on (or off) if it is on now.
  • lots2seeinmyrv's avatar
    lots2seeinmyrv
    Explorer
    Oct 23, 2017
    Usually there is a 12 volt outlet where the TV is plugged into. By that area...there is a little switch you flip to change from "air over to cable".

    Little red light may be on where the switch or button is...and very hard to see it.

    Then do the channel scan on the TV set.
  • gutfelt's avatar
    gutfelt
    Explorer
    Oct 23, 2017
    capriskier wrote:
    We are on our first trip in a Newmar Ventana LE and can't get any of the television channels to work. We have connected the cable connection to the RV but cannot get any cable channels. We also cannot get any channels from the antenna. The antenna channels were working when they did the initial walk through. There is a big Sony box in this unit for sound but I don't think that controls the tv channels. we have had several RV's before and I know how to do do channel scans for cable and antenna but it seems like there must be something preventing that from working.

    check your TV input settings
    sounds like TV is not on cable/Antenna setting
    sounds like its on a alternate TV setting like
    HDMI 1- 2 or 3 and or alternate audio/vidio ( vid 1 vid 2 etc)

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