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Tallboy
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So these may be silly questions....
My new trailer has two coax cable ports on the outside of the trailer. They aren't labeled but the dealer told me that there are two so I can run Satellite and cable at the same time. He indicated that it doesn't matter which one I plug into if I'm only using cable.
However, in using the trailer, I found that only one of the otuside hookups gives me any TV reception when using the cable service at the campground. Does the other one only work with Satellite or is there a chance that something's not connected correctly?
One other thing, I have multiple places to install additional TV's (bedroom, bunkroom, outside kitchen) - all have coaxial hookups so my assumption is that when I plug the trailer into cable service, it should work with any of these TVs. I did put a TV in the bunkroom but cannot get any cable signal reception there. I do have the right kind of LCD TV with digital tuner so I'm wondering if I'm missing something or if there may be a connection problem in the trailer?
I'll get the dealer to help me troubleshoot this stuff as I have some other warranty work to be done but I want to make sure I'm not missing something obvious first.
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Look for a switch box or a switch on the faceplate where the main TV cable feed is located. This switch box or switch would allow you to watch the cable or the satellite coax input. It's an A/B switch... A is cable and B side is satellite.

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the bear II wrote:
Look for a switch box or a switch on the faceplate where the main TV cable feed is located. This switch box or switch would allow you to watch the cable or the satellite coax input. It's an A/B switch... A is cable and B side is satellite.

Thanks, I just went out and can't find a switch anywhere, outside or inside. I'll have to ask the dealer about that.
and just to be clear, I don't have a satellite set-up so I really only need to use the one hook-up. I just want to make sure there's nothing wrong with the other one and figure out why I can't get TV reception in the bunkroom.
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It's my understanding that the two lines are indeed type specific One for cable and the other for sat and that they have to be used accordingly.
As for the switch box, you misunderstood Bear's comment He is referring to where the end of the cables are located inside the rv...not outside. Sometimes the switch box is a multiple switch such that you can switch between OTA antenna, cable, Sat, and an aux unit (such as a dvd) without having to physically switch the cables going into the tv's. The switch box may even have buttons for each of the tv locations...ie: front tv, bedroom tv, ect.
If you don't have a switch, then you will have to physically switch the cable going into the tv itself if you want to change the input source.
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Make sure the power to the amplifier in the antenna is OFF. Usually a little button type switch along with a green (or sometimes red) light. Normally located where the coax connection is behind the TV - easy to overlook, because it's usually hidden by the TV.
It should be OFF for cable and ON for antenna.

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Turn off everything:
now, in a compartment, likely near your TV, or on the wall Likely near the TV you will find either a cable end or an antenna connection, on a plate with nothign else.
OR you will find a palte with TWO antenna connections, a switch a light and a 12 volt outlte (Best of all worlds)
Disconnect from both cables/connections.
USe a multi meter to measure resistance, center pin to sleeve (The metal behind the nut) and you should see open circuit on one wire, you may see it on the other if you do not that wire is park cable (more later)
now short the cable end (paper clip will do) you should see short circuit.
If you have a wall plate describe dabove short the BOTTOM connector (Again paper clip will do) you should see short on the meter.
This is the satellite in .
Now, that switch on that wall plate.
Hook park cable to the park cable lead and turn light off, that selects cable.
Turn light on it selects OVER THE AIR Antenna.
Sat TV is selected either by the sat receiver or better yet by choosing the proper (HDMI or LINE or A/V) input on the TV.
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Thanks all for the input. I don't think I was very clear (sorry) but I think you still helped me figure out what's going on.
There is no switch of any kind inside to control TV inputs. My large TV in the living area does have two separate coax connectors behind it. One has the antannae booster button.
I think I now get my error. I thought the plug with the booster button was for antennae only. As such, I was manually switching my TV cord to the alternate connector when I wanted to use cable. This worked, as long as my campground cable source was plugged into the left port outside.
What I didn't realize, was that the inside connection with the booster button is probably supposed to play double duty for antannae and primary cable input. I think I've just been using the line that's intended for satellite.
So I feel a little silly but I think I can work through this now. Thank you!

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I think you are getting there.
The connection (inside) with the little power button next to it is for cable/antenna. Booster on for antenna and booster off for cable. It should feed to all of the TV outlets in the trailer. One of the connections on the outside is fed into this port.
The other connection on the outside is for a satelite dish. It just goes through the skin of the trailer and dead ends at a (the other) connector. The tuner box belonging to a satelite provider (Direct TV, etc) goes between the inside connector and the main TV. Since you are not using sat-tv this is just a dead-end piece of coax wire. Ignore it.
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Good stuff Tallboy!
I'm glad you asked it because I find it a little confusing too. I'm still not sure I get it 100%.
I would think or hope that all of the coaxial cable in my trailer is RG6 and not RG59. So as long as you are using the same cable from the outside jack to the same inside jack I don't see what difference it makes? I have 2 jacks outside- 1 labled as Sat, and 1 labled as cable. Inside I have 5 TV jacks. 2 are located at the Primary TV (the big one in the common area) and they are unlabeled. I found the booster jack with the 12 volt receptacle in the bedroom closet, nothing hooked up to it. Dealership told me that was where the cable splitter was located. I guess with enough trial and error I'll figure it all out eventually
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Allworth wrote:
I think you are getting there.
The connection (inside) with the little power button next to it is for cable/antenna. Booster on for antenna and booster off for cable. It should feed to all of the TV outlets in the trailer. One of the connections on the outside is fed into this port.
The other connection on the outside is for a satelite dish. It just goes through the skin of the trailer and dead ends at a (the other) connector. The tuner box belonging to a satelite provider (Direct TV, etc) goes between the inside connector and the main TV. Since you are not using sat-tv this is just a dead-end piece of coax wire. Ignore it.

Thanks very much that makes sense. Heck, I guess now I need to get a Satellite system, I'd hate for that extra connection to go to waste ;-)

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