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 it to the point of getting Dish if the receiver is hooked up directly to the satellite. But when I try to connect it through the outdoor cable hookup on the RV, nothing!. Complete signal loss!. Repeatedly checked the connections and still not working. What at am I doing wrong?

I had the same problem, I checked everything, turn out all I had to do was change their white colored cable fitting for the one with the blue inside, something about frequencies that can pass.Lary

Thanks, I will try it. I do have the R6 cable. Is that something different?

I do not know how your trailer is wired, but if there is a splitter between the outside cable hookup and the connection to the receiver, it will not work.

If you're using an outside cable connection port that connects to the power injector for the roof top OTA antenna, the internal switch that turns it on and off as well switching which source goes to the TV will not pass the signal from the X2. Best fix is to run a separate cable for the X2 to the receiver, but you can also install an A/B switch that will route the outside port around the power injector for satellite use, and still allow using the port for cable when desired.

phxchica wrote:connect it through the outdoor cable hookup on the RV, nothing!. Outdoor cable hookups will NOT work for satellite TV. Cable hookups pass through the splitter and the OTA power adapter. Those prevent the satellite receiver from having a two-way conversation with the satellite antenna.You must have a Satellite and a Cable outdoor hookup. Two separate hookup connectors.If your rig does not have one, you have to install a new one through the external wall of the rig.

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Dutch_12078
Explorer II
May 17, 2016
If you're using an outside cable connection port that connects to the power injector for the roof top OTA antenna, the internal switch that turns it on and off as well switching which source goes to the TV will not pass the signal from the X2. Best fix is to run a separate cable for the X2 to the receiver, but you can also install an A/B switch that will route the outside port around the power injector for satellite use, and still allow using the port for cable when desired.
ncrowley
Explorer II
May 17, 2016
I do not know how your trailer is wired, but if there is a splitter between the outside cable hookup and the connection to the receiver, it will not work.
phxchica
Explorer
May 17, 2016
Thanks, I will try it. I do have the R6 cable. Is that something different?
x50v
Explorer
May 17, 2016
I had the same problem, I checked everything, turn out all I had to do was change their white colored cable fitting for the one with the blue inside, something about frequencies that can pass.
Lary

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