where is antenna amplifier switch?

CHICKDOE · 07-08-2015, 05:20 PM

2015 cardinal model 3825 (his has the front living room). trying to connect to park cable and I have been told I need to turn off the antenna amplifier. I've looked in all the obvious places and cannot find it. does anybody know where this might be? is it true that I have to turn off the over the air antenna amplifier in order to connect to park cable?

EXGMTech · 07-08-2015, 05:27 PM

normally where your main living area tv is mounted and plugged in to the wall.....coax connection. will be a very small unlabeled button on a wall plate that usually has an led that illuminates (when on) when the button is pushed.

Yes it needs to be off when hooked to cable

Wobbles · 07-08-2015, 05:30 PM

My 2015 Grey Wolf has the switch (a very/very small button) next the coax connector for the air/antenna. It's colored such that you need good lighting to spot it. When on, a little green light is displayed. I have no idea about your second question.

Good luck...

Hutch333id · 07-08-2015, 06:05 PM

I have the CC 38FL which is pretty much the same layout as your Cardinal. The antenna booster is behind the main tv. Not too difficult to get at.

And yup, needs to be switched off.

Tweiland · 07-08-2015, 06:12 PM

We found ours quite by accident..it was hidden behind the cable wires in the cabinet above the dining table.

DuallyDriver · 07-08-2015, 08:13 PM

I have a Cardinal 3450RL. Ours is in the bedroom TV cabinet next to an 12 volt plug.

CHICKDOE · 07-08-2015, 09:41 PM

well after as couple more hours of searching I found it. our model has the living area up front with the large tv. the bedroom is in the back and has the high ceiling. there is a tv mounted on the bedroom wall up by the ceiling. it turns out the antenna switch it at the top of the wall the tv where you have to be a contortionist to push the button or see the light. but I found it so thanks to all your ideas as to where it might be. now does anybody have any idea if any of the designers ever took and passed a course on ergometric design and usability? the next adventure is to determine why the park cable channels still come in with lots of interference? but that is for another day. at least we made progress today!

bob caldwell · 07-08-2015, 10:56 PM

I've found not all cables are created the same....new ones can have bad ends and I always use a small wrench to barely snug connections....use rg6 type cable. Might also need to change input setting on tv.

glenn56h · 07-09-2015, 12:43 PM

When I was in Florida Comcast gave us a signal amplifier with 6 or 7 inputs
had to plug into electric to use seemed to work didn't try other imputs

safrog · 07-10-2015, 02:58 PM

Mine is in the bedroom in the comparent under the TV

redjet · 07-15-2015, 02:30 PM

Not at all familiar with the jack antenna setup, but from what I've read there is a amplifier in the antenna, and per this thread there is also a remote amplifier.

Where is the jack located on the roof?

If antenna in front over living area and booster in rear bdrm - how do they get signal back to main TV? Run coax to booster in rear then run coax back to LR TV - doesn't make sense. Possible another booster for LR TV?

If antenna is mounted in rear of RV, then the coax run would make more sense.

In addition to the booster power switch, I believe there is one on the jack base - perhaps that needs to be turned off also.

Taking delivery of 3850RL in a couple of weeks and trying to get the lay of the RV before PDI. The jack on mine is in the front.

bob caldwell · 07-15-2015, 06:56 PM

The jack is a type of antenia.....there are coax splitters inserted in line that allow connections leaving the splitter to branch out to different areas of rv...antenia coax to wall plug/amplifier, amp. to splitter, splitter to tv(s)

**Flybob** · 07-15-2015, 07:03 PM

The Jack is also an amplified antenna, but a better design. The amplifier is in the antenna head on the roof and the power supply is mounted in the wall plate like the one you have now. The power is supplied to the amplified via the signal coax. If you have an amplified antenna, you would just replace your ant with the Jack.

bob caldwell · 07-15-2015, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Flybob

The Jack is also an amplified antenna, but a better design. The amplifier is in the antenna head on the roof and the power supply is mounted in the wall plate like the one you have now. The power is supplied to the amplified via the signal coax. If you have an amplified antenna, you would just replace your ant with the Jack.

No switch. other than amp wallplate one.....right?

SilverbackMel · 07-17-2015, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CHICKDOE

well after as couple more hours of searching I found it. our model has the living area up front with the large tv. the bedroom is in the back and has the high ceiling. there is a tv mounted on the bedroom wall up by the ceiling. it turns out the antenna switch it at the top of the wall the tv where you have to be a contortionist to push the button or see the light. but I found it so thanks to all your ideas as to where it might be. now does anybody have any idea if any of the designers ever took and passed a course on ergometric design and usability? the next adventure is to determine why the park cable channels still come in with lots of interference? but that is for another day. at least we made progress today!

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