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tomman58
Explorer
Nov 15, 2017

comcast

Howdy
I have a 2104 Jayco. It has the same config. for cable that they always have had.
That being a single gang box with 2 male coax connectors in the plate. Then another box with the thingy that looks like a cigarette lighter hole and a button to engage the amp for the antenna and another male coax connector in the plate.
All I want to do is hook up a Comcast TV box. It needs on cable for the TV and one from the cable sat connection on the trailer. I think I've done every way possible but to no avail. Called their tech and he had no clue as to what a TT even was. Called my Jayco and they didn't help.
Don't say "continuity tester" as I left that at home.
Some one besides me has a Jayco.

TIA
Tomman
  • tomman58's avatar
    tomman58
    Explorer
    Nov 17, 2017
    Finally fixed. I got comcast. They give you a box. I hooked it up and no matter what I did it wouldn't work.

    Comcast came out and the problem was in the remote control. It was their problem.
    Thanks for your interest
  • bucky's avatar
    bucky
    Explorer II
    Nov 17, 2017
    If the park is already Comcast why do you need a box? Hook it straight to the Sat connector if you have one and roll on. Antenna amp will be out of the loop and won't matter if on or off if like our 5er.
    Please identify the box you are attempting to use.
  • paulcardoza's avatar
    paulcardoza
    Explorer
    Nov 16, 2017
    If you believe you can simply take that Comcast Cable box and use it wherever there is a Comcast feed, you are mistaken.

    tomman58 wrote:
    I see this isn't going to my thinking.
    I've had the tV hooked to the parks ( many parks) cable and all is well

    BUT
    Now I have a comcast cable box from Comcast and the wiring is such that I have not correctly hooked it up no matter what I do.
  • shastagary's avatar
    shastagary
    Explorer
    Nov 16, 2017
    tell us what comcast cable box you have and where you got it. a comcast cable box must be authorized for the system it is currently being used on buy them. if you did not get it from the park your at or the local comcast office it will not work. are you trying to use a coax cable conection to the tv and tuning the tv to channel 3 or are you using a hdmi or rca cable from the box to the tv. are you getting a picture from the box and it says no signal or what. we need this info to help.
  • tomman58's avatar
    tomman58
    Explorer
    Nov 16, 2017
    I see this isn't going to my thinking.
    I've had the tV hooked to the parks ( many parks) cable and all is well

    BUT
    Now I have a comcast cable box from Comcast and the wiring is such that I have not correctly hooked it up no matter what I do.
  • BarneyS's avatar
    BarneyS
    Explorer III
    Nov 15, 2017
    On my trailer, many years ago when it was new, our cable hookup did not work either. Turned out to be the coax was not installed correctly at the input from the outside of the trailer. Took the cable hookup off, and found the wire pulled out. Reinstalled it correctly and it has been working fine for the past 13 years. :)

    I would check yours at that location plus the other things mentioned already. Good luck. :)
    Barney
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Nov 15, 2017
    Is this a park cable box? If so, like I said run a coax directly from the park outlet to the back of the box. If that works then you know the problem is internal. If it does not work, then you know the problem is either a dead,box or park connection.
  • tomman58's avatar
    tomman58
    Explorer
    Nov 15, 2017
    donn0128 wrote:
    Run the cable from the outside connedtion directly to the back of the cable box. It is quite possible that your box is not comparible with the parks service provider.


    No the entire park is wired by comcast. The problem is hooking it to my Jayco config.
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Nov 15, 2017
    Run the cable from the outside connedtion directly to the back of the cable box. It is quite possible that your box is not comparible with the parks service provider.

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