Satellite hook up...what am I doing wrong?
Okay let me just say I hate setting up computers, cable TV, etc. I spent the better part of Saturday trying to get the satellite working. I have the Winegard Pathway X2 and a Jayco Greyhawk. I got ...
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Some RV's have two cable connections on the service side, One labled SAT and one labled CABLE.. I will assume yours, like mine, does not.
IF that is the case then the CABLE connection goes to a SWITCH inside the RV.. This is often a wall plate (it is the middle of 3 connections behind the wall plate) and it can not be used, as connected for SAT TV.
Two solutions
Poor choice but easier:
Remove wall plate, disconnect center cable, extend using a double female connector (Barrell connector) to sat receiver LNB IN,, Connect sat TO TV (if exist) to port on wall plat just vacated....
To watch Sat TV, Turn off wall plate switch.. To watch OTA TV, Turn wall plate on.> To watch park cable: Restore original wiring and turn off wall plate.
BETTER OPTION:
Leave the wall plate alone
Run a brand new RG-6 from the Sat Receiver to a handy connection point outside the RV,, perhaps a basement compartment.. Put a GROUND BLOCK there bolted to a metal frame part, and connect the Sat antenna there.
If sat receivewr has RF out (not all do) Extend the wall plate center cable to OTA-ANT IN on sat receiver and extend RF out back to wall plate as above
Now the new truth table
Wall plate on: OTA antenna (rooftop antenna0
Wall plate off, Sat receiver off: Cable TV
Wall Plat Off, Sat receiver ON: Sat TV
This is the hookup I recommend.
Use quality RG-6.. Many reasons to do that.
IF that is the case then the CABLE connection goes to a SWITCH inside the RV.. This is often a wall plate (it is the middle of 3 connections behind the wall plate) and it can not be used, as connected for SAT TV.
Two solutions
Poor choice but easier:
Remove wall plate, disconnect center cable, extend using a double female connector (Barrell connector) to sat receiver LNB IN,, Connect sat TO TV (if exist) to port on wall plat just vacated....
To watch Sat TV, Turn off wall plate switch.. To watch OTA TV, Turn wall plate on.> To watch park cable: Restore original wiring and turn off wall plate.
BETTER OPTION:
Leave the wall plate alone
Run a brand new RG-6 from the Sat Receiver to a handy connection point outside the RV,, perhaps a basement compartment.. Put a GROUND BLOCK there bolted to a metal frame part, and connect the Sat antenna there.
If sat receivewr has RF out (not all do) Extend the wall plate center cable to OTA-ANT IN on sat receiver and extend RF out back to wall plate as above
Now the new truth table
Wall plate on: OTA antenna (rooftop antenna0
Wall plate off, Sat receiver off: Cable TV
Wall Plat Off, Sat receiver ON: Sat TV
This is the hookup I recommend.
Use quality RG-6.. Many reasons to do that.
