When we pull in to a new location we have to run a scan with our television in order to pick up the over the air broadcasts. If we connect to cable instead we don't run any scan, the stations just come in.A couple days ago we camped at the Anaheim RV Resort near Disneyland, California. We connected to cable but got nothing but snow (not the cold wet kind). The park manager explained that because the park gets HD and digital channels we had to do a scan. We did that and got great cable reception and all their stations. It was a new one on me.

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Nothing unusual about it. Your TV (like most) has two cable tuners analog and digital. You've been lucky up till now and have only used the analog side, this park has digital hence the re scan required.

Two Hands wrote:When we pull in to a new location we have to run a scan with our television in order to pick up the over the air broadcasts. If we connect to cable instead we don't run any scan, the stations just come in.A couple days ago we camped at the Anaheim RV Resort near Disneyland, California. We connected to cable but got nothing but snow (not the cold wet kind). The park manager explained that because the park gets HD and digital channels we had to do a scan. We did that and got great cable reception and all their stations. It was a new one on me.Because you are not getting TRUE cable. The CG is using a OTA antenna and splitting it to the various Camp sites. Doug

Even if you get channels without a scan on cable you may get more if you do a scan.

Rangerider wrote:Even if you get channels without a scan on cable you may get more if you do a scan.That's news to me and good to know even though we are seldom at a park that has cable.

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Rangerider
Explorer
Dec 13, 2015
Even if you get channels without a scan on cable you may get more if you do a scan.
dougrainer
Nomad
Dec 13, 2015
Two Hands wrote:
When we pull in to a new location we have to run a scan with our television in order to pick up the over the air broadcasts. If we connect to cable instead we don't run any scan, the stations just come in.

A couple days ago we camped at the Anaheim RV Resort near Disneyland, California. We connected to cable but got nothing but snow (not the cold wet kind). The park manager explained that because the park gets HD and digital channels we had to do a scan. We did that and got great cable reception and all their stations. It was a new one on me.

Because you are not getting TRUE cable. The CG is using a OTA antenna and splitting it to the various Camp sites. Doug
sch911
Explorer
Dec 13, 2015
Nothing unusual about it. Your TV (like most) has two cable tuners analog and digital. You've been lucky up till now and have only used the analog side, this park has digital hence the re scan required.
Johno02
Explorer
Dec 13, 2015
Getting pictures and sound on a box!! and Movies AND news!! Its MAGIC!!!!!!

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