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Goldencrazy's avatar
Goldencrazy
Explorer
Feb 19, 2014

Problem with Jack antenna

Ok need some help. I turn on the Jack by turning on the amplifier button in the cabinet and turn on the switch on the Jack. All blue lights are lit and no matter how far I move the actuator in either direction they remain lit. I scan for channels. Get a bunch but none of the major networks. Research shows the majors are as closer or closer and in same direction as the junk I get. I turn off the Jack by turning off the switch and the button amplifier and scan again. Get the same channels. I do by the way switch from cable to antenna and input is Tv. I have cable hooked up and that works when amp is off. Also have directv sam but that operates off comp. What am I doing wrong with Jack?
  • Did you turn the little black knob on the Jack to decrease the sensitivity of the blue led signal strength indicator? It sounds like it adjusted to its max sensitivity.
  • 2012 motorhome and Jack is original equipment. The only change was the satellite and we went from multi-swithc to sam which was all on the sat side. If the cables are bad it came that way from the factory.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Sounds like you have a cabling problem, Wrong cable sent to wrong place.. This is something I can diagnose eyes on but kind of hard to do over the net.

    My best guess: Whoever did the "Jack" downgrade messed up.