Still can not get any channels on my TV????
I have a 2004 Winnebago Sightseer that we just bought and trying to check out every thing as we should. Been having trouble getting the TV to work getting channels. First we got a new Antenna from Cam...
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I looked at the sales brochure for your year Winnie and it had a CRT set, so I am assuming your set was replaced, if the set fits exactly in the cabinet above the dash, it has not been replaced. It came with, a B.O.M.B., if it had the "TV Enhancement Package" it was pre-wired for satellite, it had a VHS/DVD player and a Digital TV. There a quite a few things we don't really know about your Video setup and I guess you don't really know them either. If you don't have the sale brochure and/or the Owners Manual, you can download them as PDFs from winnebagoind.com. You can also download the electrical schematics and a very complete parts listing.
Regardless of whether or not it is a CRT or Flat Panel(not flat screen) there are three very easy tests, that you can do and get enough information to set things up properly. Check the antenna power first.
To test for proper antenna power, "Turn on the power to the Sensor Pro, disconnect the coax at the antenna and using a DMM or VOM, check for +/- 13 volts DC between the center wire(positive) and the "F" connector shell(negative). That is an absolute, no VDC, no signal. The lack of DC voltage indicates you have a bad component somewhere between the Sensor Pro and the antenna.
Another test is to take an unknown(your TV in the MoHo) and substitute it for a known(a set in your home), if it works like your home TV set, You know the set is digital and working. If it doesn't work, try bringing the converter box inside and hooking that up with the RV set. If that doesn't work, go get a new set.
Another test is to take a DVD player with an "F" connector to the MoHo and hook it up and try and play a DVD. If all you have is a Blu-Ray player that will require HDMI connections. If your set has HDMI connections, it's digital.
I'm not sure about your Sightseer but my Adventurer has a B.O.M.B. and sometimes I forget to set that up correctly. You did not mention a B.O.M.B. so maybe that year didn't need one. You didn't mention the set having an INPUT selector, having one is a sure sign that your set has a digital turner. If it doesn't have an INPUT selector, the tuner is going to be ANALOG turner.
My RV has three TV locations, the front TV is hooked up to the power supply for the antenna, the outside and bedroom TVs are connected to the second set output from the Sensor Pro and in my case they use a splitter.
I had so many problems when I bought the RV that I went through and changed all the "Crimp" type "F" connectors to "Compression" type fittings and that corrected all my antenna problems. I also removed all of the coax cables except the one that ran to the antenna, the one that rant to the outside and bedroom sets and the cable connection from the outside cabinet to the inside front TV location. The Original owners had at least five short cables running whatever including the satellite box. We don't have satellite but we do have a fitting for running the cable through the roof.
Regardless of whether or not it is a CRT or Flat Panel(not flat screen) there are three very easy tests, that you can do and get enough information to set things up properly. Check the antenna power first.
To test for proper antenna power, "Turn on the power to the Sensor Pro, disconnect the coax at the antenna and using a DMM or VOM, check for +/- 13 volts DC between the center wire(positive) and the "F" connector shell(negative). That is an absolute, no VDC, no signal. The lack of DC voltage indicates you have a bad component somewhere between the Sensor Pro and the antenna.
Another test is to take an unknown(your TV in the MoHo) and substitute it for a known(a set in your home), if it works like your home TV set, You know the set is digital and working. If it doesn't work, try bringing the converter box inside and hooking that up with the RV set. If that doesn't work, go get a new set.
Another test is to take a DVD player with an "F" connector to the MoHo and hook it up and try and play a DVD. If all you have is a Blu-Ray player that will require HDMI connections. If your set has HDMI connections, it's digital.
I'm not sure about your Sightseer but my Adventurer has a B.O.M.B. and sometimes I forget to set that up correctly. You did not mention a B.O.M.B. so maybe that year didn't need one. You didn't mention the set having an INPUT selector, having one is a sure sign that your set has a digital turner. If it doesn't have an INPUT selector, the tuner is going to be ANALOG turner.
My RV has three TV locations, the front TV is hooked up to the power supply for the antenna, the outside and bedroom TVs are connected to the second set output from the Sensor Pro and in my case they use a splitter.
I had so many problems when I bought the RV that I went through and changed all the "Crimp" type "F" connectors to "Compression" type fittings and that corrected all my antenna problems. I also removed all of the coax cables except the one that ran to the antenna, the one that rant to the outside and bedroom sets and the cable connection from the outside cabinet to the inside front TV location. The Original owners had at least five short cables running whatever including the satellite box. We don't have satellite but we do have a fitting for running the cable through the roof.
