sdetweil
Apr 25, 2015Explorer
TV cable wiring, where does it go?
I have a 2013 Keystone Alpine 3720FB. I am wiring it up for Directv.
so where do the wires from the side access service go?
I took off the the compartment separator behind the access bay.
two RG6 orange wires, run to the wall at the bedroom steps, and up.
there are 4 outlet locations in the RV..
Living room TV three coax jacks,
1 black (tv currently coax connected and is output of the batwing amplifier)
1 orange - my coax wire signal tracer just barely picks up this wire on one of the two access bay wires.
1 grey.
amplifier, ceiling of front bathroom
3 coax, one coax jack on front of plate.
1 - orange
1 - black
1 - grey
front bedroom tv
1 - black (tv currently coax connected, output of amplifier)
1 - grey
compartment at access bay, curb side ceiling
1 orange.
behind the other wall separator in the basement
there is a 1x2 splitter
1 wire out is orange to the compartment coax jack
1 wire in is black, come up out of the floor
1 wire out is black, goes back down into the floor next to the other black wire.
so I 'think'
1 orange in goes to living room location. as satellite in.
1 orange in goes to amplifier location, cable in
--- black out of amplifier goes to all tv locations, with
--- splitter in basement to the jack there
--- grey into amplifier is batwing.
grey at living room tv location is intended for output of satellite back to bedroom tv.
currently no way to connect basement to satellite
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summary
living room tv location has 3 coax jacks
bedroom tv location has 2 coax jacks
basement has 1 coax jack
my wire toner doesn't get good signal on any wire.
I used this toner to run coax and cat 5 in a 4,000 Sq ft house,
so I know it DID work, and the signal at the tone inserter is strong.
I 'think', if my wiring understanding is right I can do it like this
(cable and batwing unchanged)
so where do the wires from the side access service go?
I took off the the compartment separator behind the access bay.
two RG6 orange wires, run to the wall at the bedroom steps, and up.
there are 4 outlet locations in the RV..
Living room TV three coax jacks,
1 black (tv currently coax connected and is output of the batwing amplifier)
1 orange - my coax wire signal tracer just barely picks up this wire on one of the two access bay wires.
1 grey.
amplifier, ceiling of front bathroom
3 coax, one coax jack on front of plate.
1 - orange
1 - black
1 - grey
front bedroom tv
1 - black (tv currently coax connected, output of amplifier)
1 - grey
compartment at access bay, curb side ceiling
1 orange.
behind the other wall separator in the basement
there is a 1x2 splitter
1 wire out is orange to the compartment coax jack
1 wire in is black, come up out of the floor
1 wire out is black, goes back down into the floor next to the other black wire.
so I 'think'
1 orange in goes to living room location. as satellite in.
1 orange in goes to amplifier location, cable in
--- black out of amplifier goes to all tv locations, with
--- splitter in basement to the jack there
--- grey into amplifier is batwing.
grey at living room tv location is intended for output of satellite back to bedroom tv.
currently no way to connect basement to satellite
---
summary
living room tv location has 3 coax jacks
bedroom tv location has 2 coax jacks
basement has 1 coax jack
my wire toner doesn't get good signal on any wire.
I used this toner to run coax and cat 5 in a 4,000 Sq ft house,
so I know it DID work, and the signal at the tone inserter is strong.
I 'think', if my wiring understanding is right I can do it like this
(cable and batwing unchanged)