When hooking up the tailgater
When hooking up the tailgater, do you connect it on the outside by hooking it to the connection for cable tv or does it have to have it's own direct hookup to the receiver. I've never had dish or d...
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Bill.Satellite wrote:Denny & Jami wrote:
Don't use any kind of A/B switch or splitter with your tailgater, you can use the cable hookup if you can confirm that it's a direct connection with no splitters. As far as a used unit make sure it works by hooking it up to the receiver and make sure it will find the satellites, it will do that without being authorized.
Denny
This is not correct. NO cable hookup will be direct. Period. You can either disconnect the incoming cable connection from its current location and relocate it to your satellite receiver or you can install an A/B switch to make the process easier.
I'm not sure about other RV units but our sat and cable connections go directly to the entertainment center, that's where I could if needed isolate the cable coax with no splitters. Right in the Tailgater manual it states direct connection with no splitters or A/B switches.
Denny
