I got a winegard sensar pro went to hook it up today followed the directions but, I cant get it to work. Im not sure if I did something or if the unit is bad. Hooked up the 2 wires the hot and ground wires but the unit would turn on. Hooked the old unit back up to it and it works fine. Any suggestions?

12V DC wires not reversed are they?If not reversed and you have 12V DC power then Sensor Pro should turn on.

you DID push a button (any button) on the sensar pro? for any of the led's to light up, you MUST push a button. it's still on, but in low power mode. the LED's don't stay on, they turn off after a few minutes.

No the wires arent switched around and yes I pushed the select button to turn it on but, it doesnt turn on.

coachman05 wrote:No the wires arent switched around and yes I pushed the select button to turn it on but, it doesnt turn on.And you verified that the 12V is powered....If so then sounds like sensor pro is bad.

Old-Biscuit wrote:coachman05 wrote:No the wires arent switched around and yes I pushed the select button to turn it on but, it doesnt turn on.And you verified that the 12V is powered....If so then sounds like sensor pro is bad.Well I put the old wall plate back on and it turned on so the power is there. Frustrating

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SCVJeff
Explorer
Jul 24, 2016
Check where the Gain setting is. 12 is a good number
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jul 24, 2016
NOTE: Winegard did, at one time, sell an antenna that did NOT have a pre-amp in the had... Now I do not know this antenna but there are two common designes, Dipole and folded dipole

A Dipole designed for TV use (With no electronics in the head) will show as an open circuit to the antenna connection
A FOLDED dipole is a short.
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Jul 24, 2016
You need to start with the gain set to 10 which is no additional amplification and no attenuation. You also need to verify that the 3 coax connections are on the proper line. It sounds to me like they are not. You can go up on the roof and remove the coax from the head of the antenna. If there is not 12V power in the coax itself then you are wired incorrectly.

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