winegard video distribution center
I recently purchased a used motorhome. The prior owner had a dish satellite system in it. I can tell because the roof mounted antenna is for a dish tv.
I currently am using DTV system on a tailgater satellite antenna. But this is not the issue only information.
My three tv's work well with the local tv antenna as does the connected dvd player. All pass through a winegard vs53/vs5312D distribution center then to the TV. This is where the problem lies.
When I connect the Sat box out to TV to the Sat in coax on the rear of the distribution center I cannot get any Satbox signal. What I mean by that is "searching for satellite" or when I press the menu button on the satellite remote I get nothing from the sat box on the tv screen. I should get a menu from the satellite box but I do not. NOthing.
I have tried every input on the TV and still nothing. Of course I called Winegard. They were less than useless and offered no help telling me I needed to contact the tv manufacturer.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to the problem why my satellite box signal will not pass through? Any suggestions at all? I am stumped at this point.
As a further note, the sat box is a SD, not HD box I use only for my camper so it does not have HDMI on the rear only a coax connector. The coax cables are all good and new.
My only other test would be a direct connect from the sat to the Tv coax connector but that would involve an hour of taking apart the built around the tv trim. Then I am sure I would find it works there since it did in my last RV. I am at a HELP here...
I currently am using DTV system on a tailgater satellite antenna. But this is not the issue only information.
My three tv's work well with the local tv antenna as does the connected dvd player. All pass through a winegard vs53/vs5312D distribution center then to the TV. This is where the problem lies.
When I connect the Sat box out to TV to the Sat in coax on the rear of the distribution center I cannot get any Satbox signal. What I mean by that is "searching for satellite" or when I press the menu button on the satellite remote I get nothing from the sat box on the tv screen. I should get a menu from the satellite box but I do not. NOthing.
I have tried every input on the TV and still nothing. Of course I called Winegard. They were less than useless and offered no help telling me I needed to contact the tv manufacturer.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to the problem why my satellite box signal will not pass through? Any suggestions at all? I am stumped at this point.
As a further note, the sat box is a SD, not HD box I use only for my camper so it does not have HDMI on the rear only a coax connector. The coax cables are all good and new.
My only other test would be a direct connect from the sat to the Tv coax connector but that would involve an hour of taking apart the built around the tv trim. Then I am sure I would find it works there since it did in my last RV. I am at a HELP here...
